Central American agouti vs Drum Tree

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Cordia millenii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	Drum Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Cordia
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Cordia millenii

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

Drum Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	Drum Tree
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.

Drum Tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.