Dasyprocta prymnolopha

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	DASYPROCTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Dasyprocta prymnolopha

Species Authority:

Wagler, 1831

Common Name/s:

English

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Black-rumped Agouti

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern 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:
This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

History:

1996

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Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in northeastern Brazil south of the Amazon (Eisenberg and Redford, 1999).
Countries:	Native: Brazil
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Population [top]

Population:	This is a common agouti species (Eisenberg and Redford, 1999).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This rodent occurs in Caatinga, within semi arid scrubland (Eisenberg and Redford, 1999).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no known major threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There are no known major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known if there are any effective conservation measures in place to protect this species.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known if there are any effective conservation measures in place to protect this species.

Bibliography [top]

	Eisenberg, J. F. and Redford, K. H. 1999. Mammals of the Neotropics: The Central Neotropics. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA.

Eisenberg, J. F. and Redford, K. H. 1999. Mammals of the Neotropics: The Central Neotropics. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA.

Citation:	Catzeflis, F., Patton J., Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C. & Weksler, M. 2008. Dasyprocta prymnolopha. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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