Central American agouti vs maquei

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Aristotelia chilensis

Key Differences

• Central American agouti is Least Concern while maquei is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	maquei
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Aristotelia
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Aristotelia chilensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American agouti and maquei share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

maquei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	maquei
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.

maquei

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Chile and United States.

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.