Brazilian agouti vs European water vole

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Brazilian agouti is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Arvicola
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian agouti and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	European water 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.

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.