Central American agouti vs Species code: za

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Zostera asiatica

Key Differences

• Central American agouti is Least Concern while Species code: za is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	Species code: za
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Zosteraceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Zostera
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Zostera asiatica

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

Species code: za

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	Species code: za
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.

Species code: za

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.