Central American agouti vs roundleaf toothcup

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Rotala rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	roundleaf toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Rotala
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Rotala rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

roundleaf toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	roundleaf toothcup
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.

roundleaf toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Taiwan, 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.