Mexican Agouti vs Pink Discus

Dasyprocta mexicana compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

• Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered while Pink Discus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Agouti	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Aleurodiscus
Species	Dasyprocta mexicana	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Agouti	Pink Discus
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.

Pink Discus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.