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  2. Agouti (coloration) - Wikipedia

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    A cat hair showing agouti coloration A domestic rabbit with agouti coloration. Agouti is a type of fur coloration in which each hair displays two or more bands of pigmentation. [1] [2] The overall appearance of agouti fur is usually gray or dull brown, [3] although dull yellow is also possible.

  3. Agouti - Wikipedia

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    The agouti (/ ə ˈ ɡ uː t iː / ⓘ, ə-GOO-tee) or common agouti is many of several rodent species of the genus Dasyprocta. They are native to Central America , northern and central South America , and the southern Lesser Antilles .

  4. Agouti coloration genetics - Wikipedia

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    White-bellied agouti A W mice have agouti coloration, with hairs that are black at the tips, then yellow, then black again, and white to tan bellies. [4] Agouti A looks like A W but the belly is dark like the back. [4] Black and tan a t causes a black back with a tan belly. A/a t heterozygotes look like A W mice. [4]

  5. Mexican agouti - Wikipedia

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    There is limited information available on development within the Mexican agouti. It is known that young are born precocial, and covered in fur with their eyes open. [2] [7] Female agoutis have been found to nurse pups until weaning for up to 7 weeks post-partum, but young are tolerated and remain in their territory post-weaning.

  6. Central American agouti - Wikipedia

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    The Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) is a species of agouti from the family Dasyproctidae. [2] The main portion of its range is from Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula (southern Mexico ), through Central America , to northwestern Ecuador , Colombia and far western Venezuela .

  7. Red-rumped agouti - Wikipedia

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    The red-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporina), also known as the golden-rumped agouti, orange-rumped agouti or Brazilian agouti, is a species of agouti from the family Dasyproctidae. Distribution [ edit ]

  8. Agouti (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Agouti (coloration), fur coloration in which each hair has alternating dark and light bands; Agouti-signalling protein or ASIP, a circulating hormone encoded by the agouti gene that acts as an antagonist at melanocortin receptors; Agouti-related peptide, a neuropeptide produced in the brain by the AgRP/NPY neuron

  9. Azara's agouti - Wikipedia

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    Azara's agouti (Dasyprocta azarae) is an agouti species from the family Dasyproctidae. Found in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina, it is named after Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara . The population is unknown and may have gone locally extinct in some areas due to hunting; it is listed as vulnerable in Argentina.