Brazilian agouti vs Northern Luzon Apomys

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Apomys datae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Northern Luzon Apomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dasyprocta	Apomys
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Apomys datae

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian agouti and Northern Luzon Apomys share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Northern Luzon Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Northern Luzon Apomys
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.

Northern Luzon Apomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.