Hairy-nosed otter vs Mexican Agouti

Lutra sumatrana compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-nosed otter	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Carnivora (Raubtiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Lutra (Otters)	Dasyprocta
Species	Lutra sumatrana	Dasyprocta mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-nosed otter and Mexican Agouti share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-nosed otter	Mexican Agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.