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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 ]
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 Middle America , northern and central South America , and the southern Lesser Antilles .
Dasyproctidae is a family of large South American rodents, comprising the agoutis and acouchis. [1] Their fur is a reddish or dark colour above, with a paler underside. They are herbivorous, often feeding on ripe fruit that falls from trees.
Golden -headed lion tamarin ... guinea pig Greater guinea pig Muenster yellow-toothed cavy Patagonian mara Capybara Rock cavies Azara's agouti Black agouti Red-rumped ...
Black agouti. Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb). Suborder: Hystricognathi. Family: Dasyproctidae (agoutis and pacas)
Golden-headed lion tamarin, Leontopithecus chrysomelas EN; Black lion tamarin, ... Red-rumped agouti, Dasyprocta leporina; Black-rumped agouti, Dasyprocta prymnolopha;
Green-rumped parrotlet: 103,000,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium (DVR) Forpus passerinus [47] Wild turkey: 105,654,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium (DVR) Meleagris gallopavo [34] Mallard: 112,255,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium (DVR) Anas platyrhynchos [34] Black-rumped agouti: 113,000,000 ± 2,576,768 [43] Isotropic fractionator Pallium ...
Red-rumped agouti; Ruatan Island agouti This page was last edited on 29 March 2013, at 10:39 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...