Central American agouti vs Thyme Plume

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• Central American agouti is Least Concern while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Merrifieldia
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	Thyme Plume
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.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.