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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.
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 .
Dasyprocta leporina, an introduced northern South American agouti. The subspecies on Grenada is D. l. albida. [44] An unidentified agouti has been recorded from archeological deposits on Carriacou. [67] Hydrochoerus gaylordi, an endemic capybara known from a few teeth of late Pliocene age. The same fauna also contained some sloth remains. [68]
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.
Dasyprocta azarae - Azara's agouti; Dasyprocta coibae - Coiban agouti; Dasyprocta cristata - Crested agouti; Dasyprocta fuliginosa - Black agouti; Dasyprocta guamara - Orinoco agouti; Dasyprocta kalinowskii - Kalinowski agouti; Dasyprocta leporina - Red-rumped agouti; Dasyprocta mexicana - Mexican agouti; Dasyprocta prymnolopha - Black-rumped ...
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 .
The acouchis (genus Myoprocta) are rodents belonging to the family Dasyproctidae [1] from the Amazon basin.They are generally smaller than agoutis and have very short tails (5 to 7 cm), while agoutis lack tails. [2]
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