Brazilian agouti vs Formosan Serow

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Formosan Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Dasyprocta	Capricornis
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian agouti and Formosan Serow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.