Fringed Cup vs Guaqueque mexicano

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Guaqueque mexicano is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Guaqueque mexicano
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Encoelia	Dasyprocta
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Dasyprocta mexicana

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Guaqueque mexicano

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Guaqueque mexicano
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Guaqueque mexicano

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.