Mexican Agouti vs Thicket Bean

Dasyprocta mexicana compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Key Differences

• Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered while Thicket Bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Agouti	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Phaseolus
Species	Dasyprocta mexicana	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Agouti	Thicket Bean
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.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

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