Dasyprocta ruatanica

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 ruatanica

Species Authority:

Thomas, 1901

Common Name/s:

English

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Roatan Island Agouti, Ruatan Island Agouti

Taxonomic Notes:

This species needs taxonomic review (Emmons pers. comm.).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Schipper, J., Emmons, L., Woodman, N., Timm, R. & McCarthy, T.

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Endangered because its extent of occurrence is less than 5,000 km², its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in area of occupancy, the extent and quality of its habitat, and presumably the number of mature individuals.

History:

1996

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Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is presumably endemic to Roatán Island, Honduras (Woods and Kilpatrick 2005). There are peccary populations on several other nearby islands that are thought to be transplants, however, it is not known which species they represent (Emmons pers. comm.).
Countries:	Native: Honduras (Honduran Caribbean Is.)
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is locally common where protected or where not persecuted.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This rodent is poorly known. It is found in forested regions and second growth forest (Reid 1997). Its biology has not been reported, but is probably similar to that of D. punctata (Reid 1997).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Ongoing habitat-loss and habitat degradation, as well as hunting, are major threats.

Major Threat(s):

Ongoing habitat-loss and habitat degradation, as well as hunting, are major threats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species occurs within two protected areas (J. Schipper pers. comm.). Further taxonomic research is needed.

Conservation Actions:

This species occurs within two protected areas (J. Schipper pers. comm.). Further taxonomic research is needed.

Bibliography [top]

	IUCN. 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 5 October 2008). Reid, F. 1997. A field guide to the mammals of Central America and southeast Mexico. Oxford University Press, New York, USA. Woods, C. A. and Kilpatrick, C. W. 2005. Infraorder Hystricognathi. In: D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 1538-1599. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.

IUCN. 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 5 October 2008).

Reid, F. 1997. A field guide to the mammals of Central America and southeast Mexico. Oxford University Press, New York, USA.

Woods, C. A. and Kilpatrick, C. W. 2005. Infraorder Hystricognathi. In: D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 1538-1599. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Citation:	Schipper, J., Emmons, L., Woodman, N., Timm, R. & McCarthy, T. 2008. Dasyprocta ruatanica. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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