Dasyprocta leporina croconota

(Wagler, 1831)

Vernacular names
English : Orange agouti
French : Agouti du Brésil

Classification
Class : Mammalia
Order : Rodentia
Family : Dasyproctidae
Notes : 7 other subspecies known. Sometimes treated as a separate species.

Identification
Aduls can reach a length of 56 cm for a weight of 2.8 kg. Medium-sized agouti with dark brown-grey hairs, slightly grizzled on upper back and dull on legs. Lower back and flanks are bright dark golden-orange.

Range and habitat
The subspecies, sometimes species occurs in South America and is endemic to coastal Brazil in a small area, south of the Amazon river. Found on Marajo and Mexiana Islands. Lives in tropical moist lowland rainforest and forest edges.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : DATA DEFICIENT
CITES : Not listed
Status : This species remains unstudied so far but it has a small range and could be under threat from deforestation on a global scale, and possibly hunting.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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