Central American agouti vs Golden palm civit

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	Golden palm civit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Viverridae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Paradoxurus
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American agouti and Golden palm civit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	Golden palm civit
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.

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.