Brazilian agouti vs Rusty Crust

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Skeletocutis
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Rusty Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian agouti

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Dominica, Grenada, United States, and Venezuela.

Rusty Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Brazilian agouti

The Brazilian agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) is a species in the genus Dasyprocta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.