Central American agouti vs Devil Lily

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Lilium lancifolium

Key Differences

• Central American agouti is Least Concern while Devil Lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	Devil Lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Lilium
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Lilium lancifolium

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

Devil Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	Devil Lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American agouti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Devil Lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Central American agouti

The Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) is a species in the genus Dasyprocta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.