Dasyprocta leporina

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	DASYPROCTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Dasyprocta leporina

Species Authority:

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Name/s:

English

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Red-rumped Agouti, Brazilian Agouti

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Emmons, L. & Reid, F.

Evaluator/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, tolerance to some degree of habitat modification, lack of major threats, and because it is unlikely to be in decline.

History:

1996

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Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is found in South America north of the Amazon and east of the Rio Negro (L. Emmons pers. comm.); it occurs in Venezuela, the Guianas (French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname), central Brazil, and Trinidad and Tobago. It has been introduced to the Lesser Antilles; specifically Dominica, Grenada, and US Virgin Islands (Eisenberg and Redford 1999).
Countries:	Native: Brazil; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela Introduced: Dominica; Grenada; Virgin Islands, U.S.
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	It is a common species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This is a forest species, including degraded secondary forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this species. It is hunted locally, but this is not seen as a major threat to the species overall.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this species. It is hunted locally, but this is not seen as a major threat to the species overall.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in protected areas in every country in its range.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in protected areas in every country in its range.

Citation:	Emmons, L. & Reid, F. 2008. Dasyprocta leporina. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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