Mexican Agouti vs Root rot

Dasyprocta mexicana compared with Phytophthora lateralis

Key Differences

• Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered while Root rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Agouti	Root rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Phytophthora
Species	Dasyprocta mexicana	Phytophthora lateralis

Conservation Status

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Root rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Agouti	Root rot
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.

Root rot

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).