Central American agouti vs Plum pine

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Podocarpus elatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	Plum pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Podocarpus
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Podocarpus elatus

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	Plum pine
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.

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in 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.