Central American agouti vs Plain Clay

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Eugnorisma depuncta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	Plain Clay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Eugnorisma
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Eugnorisma depuncta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

Plain Clay

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	Plain Clay
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.

Plain Clay

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.