Central American agouti vs Year Bean

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Central American agouti is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Phaseolus
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	Year Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American agouti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Central American agouti

The Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) is a species in the genus Dasyprocta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia