Mexican Agouti vs Olive Scribble Lichen

Dasyprocta mexicana compared with Opegrapha vulgata

Key Differences

• Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered while Olive Scribble Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Agouti	Olive Scribble Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Ostropales (Ostropales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Graphidaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Opegrapha
Species	Dasyprocta mexicana	Opegrapha vulgata

Conservation Status

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Olive Scribble Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Agouti	Olive Scribble Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Agouti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Olive Scribble Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).