Brazilian agouti vs Window Gnat

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Sylvicola
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States