Central American agouti vs ácer-do-pântano

Dasyprocta punctata compared with Acer rubrum

Key Differences

• Central American agouti is Least Concern while ácer-do-pântano is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American agouti	ácer-do-pântano
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Acer
Species	Dasyprocta punctata	Acer rubrum

Conservation Status

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

ácer-do-pântano

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American agouti	ácer-do-pântano
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.

ácer-do-pântano

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.