Central American agouti vs lemon thyme

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

• Central American agouti is Least Concern while lemon thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	lemon thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Thymus
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	lemon thyme
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.

lemon thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.