Brazilian agouti vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Myodes rutilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Myodes
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian agouti and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

View Order: Rodentia

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Northern Red-backed Vole
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 Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

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.