Brazilian agouti vs Shield Dapperling

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Lepiota clypeolaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Shield Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Dasyprocta	Lepiota
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Lepiota clypeolaria

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Shield Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Shield Dapperling
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.

Shield Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and 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.