Agouti Ponctué vs Golden Thomasomys

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Thomasomys aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agouti Ponctué	Golden Thomasomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Thomasomys
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Thomasomys aureus

Evolutionary Relationship

Agouti Ponctué and Golden Thomasomys share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Agouti Ponctué

LC — Least Concern

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agouti Ponctué	Golden Thomasomys
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.

Golden Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela