Brazilian agouti vs Brindled Flat-body

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Agonopterix arenella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Brindled Flat-body
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Agonopterix
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Agonopterix arenella

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian agouti and Brindled Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Brindled Flat-body
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.

Brindled Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Brindled Flat-body

The Brindled Flat-body (Agonopterix arenella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.