Dasyprocta punctata
– Lower Risk Least Concern
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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RODENTIA
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Family:
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DASYPROCTIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Dasyprocta punctata
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Species Authority:
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Gray, 1842
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | CENTRAL AMERICAN AGOUTI |
| French | — | AGOUTI PONCTUÉ |
| Spanish | — | AGOUTÍ ROJIZO |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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LR/lc ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Baillie, J.
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Native:
Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Venezuela
Introduced:
Cayman Islands; Cuba
Uncertain presence and origin:
Belize; French Guiana; Guyana; Peru; Suriname
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Habitat and Ecology
