Central American agouti vs marsh-elder

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• Central American agouti is Least Concern while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	marsh-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dasyprocta	Iva
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Iva annua

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	marsh-elder
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.

marsh-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.

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.