Dasyprocta azarae

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 azarae

Species Authority:

Lichtenstein, 1823

Common Name/s:

English

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Azara's Agouti

Taxonomic Notes:

This species is currently under taxonomic review.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Catzeflis, F., Patton J., Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C. & Weksler, M.

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient due to continuing uncertainty on the species distribution, threats and conservation measures. This species is suspected to be threatened, however, there is still very little information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirement; thus it is not possible to assess the species against criteria for threat. Further taxonomic information may change species status in the future.

History:

1996	–	Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1996	–	Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in east central and southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay to Misiones Province, Argentina (Eisenberg and Redford, 1999).
Countries:	Native: Argentina; Brazil; Paraguay
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no data on the population size of this species.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	A frugivore, there is no information on habitat and ecology; maybe they are similar to other Dasyprocta species. See Dasyprocta puntata.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This rodent is hunted and as a result may have undergone local extinctions.

Major Threat(s):

This rodent is hunted and as a result may have undergone local extinctions.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Listed as potentially Vulnerable in Argentina

Conservation Actions:

Listed as potentially Vulnerable in Argentina

Citation:	Catzeflis, F., Patton J., Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C. & Weksler, M. 2008. Dasyprocta azarae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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