- Black Agouti
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Black Agouti Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Dasyproctidae Genus: Dasyprocta Species: D. fuliginosa Binomial name Dasyprocta fuliginosa
Wagler, 1832The Black Agouti, Dasyprocta fuliginosa, is a South American agouti species from the family Dasyproctidae. It is found in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil. The agouti is the only animal that has sharp enough teeth to crack open the tough shell of a brazil nut, something that similar rodents such as the guinea pig cannot do.
References
- ^ Catzeflis, F., Patton, J., Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C. & Weksler, M. (2008). Dasyprocta fuliginosa. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 January 2009.
- John F. Eisenberg and Kent H. Redford, 2000. Mammals of Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.
Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Suborder: Hystricomorpha · Infraorder: Hystricognathi · Parvorder: CaviomorphaDasyprocta
(Agoutis)Azara's Agouti (Dasyprocta azarae) · Coiban Agouti (Dasyprocta coibae) · Crested Agouti (Dasyprocta cristata) · Black Agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa) · Orinoco Agouti (Dasyprocta guamara) · Kalinowski Agouti (Dasyprocta kalinowskii) · Brazilian Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) · Mexican Agouti (Dasyprocta mexicana) · Black-rumped Agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha) · Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) · Ruatan Island Agouti (Dasyprocta ruatanica)Myoprocta
(Acouchies)Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Dasyprocta
- Rodent stubs
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