Guaqueque centroamericano vs Cachicamo Sabanero

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Dasypus sabanicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guaqueque centroamericano	Cachicamo Sabanero
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Dasypus
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Dasypus sabanicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Guaqueque centroamericano and Cachicamo Sabanero share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Guaqueque centroamericano

LC — Least Concern

Cachicamo Sabanero

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guaqueque centroamericano	Cachicamo Sabanero
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guaqueque centroamericano

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Cachicamo Sabanero

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Guaqueque centroamericano

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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela