Central American agouti vs Pilbara ningaui

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Ningaui timealeyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	Pilbara ningaui
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Ningaui
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Ningaui timealeyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American agouti and Pilbara ningaui share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

Pilbara ningaui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	Pilbara ningaui
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.

Pilbara ningaui

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.