Central American agouti vs Maid

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Urobatis jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	Maid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Urobatis
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Urobatis jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American agouti and Maid share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

Maid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	Maid
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.

Maid

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.