Mexican Agouti vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Dasyprocta mexicana compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Key Differences

• Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered while Umbilicate Hedgehog is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Agouti	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Hydnum
Species	Dasyprocta mexicana	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Agouti	Umbilicate Hedgehog
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.

Umbilicate Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.