Black-rumped agouti
Species of rodent
| Black-rumped agouti | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Dasyproctidae |
| Genus: | Dasyprocta |
| Species: | D. prymnolopha |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasyprocta prymnolopha Wagler, 1831 | |
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The black-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha) is an agouti species from the family Dasyproctidae. It is endemic to Brazil, and its range roughly equals the Northeast Region. It is named after its black rump which contrasts clearly with the orange body.
References
Wikispecies has information related to Black-rumped Agouti.
- ^ Catzeflis, F.; Patton J.; Percequillo, A.; Weksler, M. (2016). "Dasyprocta prymnolopha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6286A22198296. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6286A22198296.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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Extant species of family Dasyproctidae
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Rodentia
- Suborder: Hystricomorpha
- Infraorder: Hystricognathi
- Parvorder: Caviomorpha
(Agoutis)
- Azara's agouti (Dasyprocta azarae)
- Coiban agouti (Dasyprocta coibae)
- Crested agouti (Dasyprocta cristata)
- Black agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa)
- Orinoco agouti (Dasyprocta guamara)
- Kalinowski's agouti (Dasyprocta kalinowskii)
- Red-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)
- Mexican agouti (Dasyprocta mexicana)
- Black-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha)
- Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata)
- Ruatan Island agouti (Dasyprocta ruatanica)
(Acouchis)
- Red acouchi (Myoprocta acouchy)
- Green acouchi (Myoprocta pratti)
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