Mexican Agouti vs Mountain Goat

Dasyprocta mexicana compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Agouti	Mountain Goat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Dasyprocta	Oreamnos
Species	Dasyprocta mexicana	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican Agouti and Mountain Goat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Agouti	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.