Central American agouti vs forest-oak

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Allocasuarina torulosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	forest-oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Casuarinaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Allocasuarina
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Allocasuarina torulosa

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

forest-oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	forest-oak
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.

forest-oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.