Brazilian agouti vs Indischer Mungo

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Herpestes edwardsi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Indischer Mungo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Herpestes
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Herpestes edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian agouti and Indischer Mungo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Indischer Mungo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Indischer Mungo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian agouti

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Dominica, Grenada, United States, and Venezuela.

Indischer Mungo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Italy, Kuwait, and United Arab Emirates.

Brazilian agouti

The Brazilian agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) is a species in the genus Dasyprocta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.