Central American agouti vs Malayan-sword

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Aglaonema simplex

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	Malayan-sword
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Araceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Aglaonema
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Aglaonema simplex

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

Malayan-sword

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	Malayan-sword
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.

Malayan-sword

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.