Central American agouti vs False Dotted Border

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Belenois thysa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	False Dotted Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Pieridae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Belenois
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American agouti and False Dotted Border share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	False Dotted Border
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.

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.