goldthread vs Mexican Agouti

Coptis teeta compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• goldthread is Endangered while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	goldthread	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Coptis	Dasyprocta
Species	Coptis teeta	Dasyprocta mexicana

Conservation Status

goldthread

EN — Endangered

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	goldthread	Mexican Agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

goldthread

Habitat

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

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.