Mexican Agouti vs Valley redstem

Dasyprocta mexicana compared with Ammannia coccinea

Key Differences

• Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered while Valley redstem is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Agouti	Valley redstem
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Ammannia
Species	Dasyprocta mexicana	Ammannia coccinea

Conservation Status

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Valley redstem

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Agouti	Valley redstem
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.

Valley redstem

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇺 Cuba