Central American agouti vs laceleaf

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Aponogeton madagascariensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	laceleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Aponogetonaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Aponogeton
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Aponogeton madagascariensis

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

laceleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	laceleaf
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.

laceleaf

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Mauritius.

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.