Central American agouti vs variable-leaf hakea

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Hakea varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	variable-leaf hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Hakea
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Hakea varia

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

variable-leaf hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	variable-leaf hakea
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.

variable-leaf hakea

Habitat

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

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.