Central American agouti vs Fringed Cup

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Central American agouti is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Encoelia
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	Fringed Cup
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.

Fringed Cup

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.