Central American agouti vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Alticola
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American agouti and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (hewan pengerat)

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American agouti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Central American agouti

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.