Agouti Ponctué vs Fleecy Shield

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Pluteus hispidulus

Key Differences

• Agouti Ponctué is Least Concern while Fleecy Shield is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agouti Ponctué	Fleecy Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Pluteus
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Pluteus hispidulus

Conservation Status

Agouti Ponctué

LC — Least Concern

Fleecy Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agouti Ponctué	Fleecy Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agouti Ponctué

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Fleecy Shield

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Agouti Ponctué

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.