Brazilian agouti vs puma

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Carnivora (식육목)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dasyprocta	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian agouti and puma share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	puma
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.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela