Citron Plume vs Mexican Agouti

Hellinsia carphodactyla compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Citron Plume is Not Evaluated while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Citron Plume	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pterophoridae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Hellinsia	Dasyprocta
Species	Hellinsia carphodactyla	Dasyprocta mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Citron Plume and Mexican Agouti share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Citron Plume

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Citron Plume	Mexican Agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Citron Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Kazakhstan) and Europe (26 countries).

Mexican Agouti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Citron Plume

The Citron Plume (Hellinsia carphodactyla) is a species in the genus Hellinsia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.