Central American agouti vs Rush Disco

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Lachnum apalum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	Rush Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Lachnaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Lachnum
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Lachnum apalum

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

Rush Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	Rush Disco
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.

Rush Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.