Mache Cochran Frog vs Mexican Agouti

Cochranella mache compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Mache Cochran Frog is Near Threatened while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mache Cochran Frog	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Centrolenidae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Cochranella	Dasyprocta
Species	Cochranella mache	Dasyprocta mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Mache Cochran Frog and Mexican Agouti share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mache Cochran Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mache Cochran Frog	Mexican Agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mache Cochran Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.