Guaqueque mexicano vs Species code: Pi

Dasyprocta mexicana compared with Phyllospadix iwatensis

Key Differences

• Guaqueque mexicano is Critically Endangered while Species code: Pi is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guaqueque mexicano	Species code: Pi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Zosteraceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Phyllospadix
Species	Dasyprocta mexicana	Phyllospadix iwatensis

Conservation Status

Guaqueque mexicano

CR — Critically Endangered

Species code: Pi

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guaqueque mexicano	Species code: Pi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Species code: Pi

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.