Brazilian agouti vs Sedge Sprite

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Nehalennia irene

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Sedge Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Nehalennia
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Nehalennia irene

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian agouti and Sedge Sprite share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Sedge Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Sedge Sprite
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.

Sedge Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States