Dasyprocta coibae

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	DASYPROCTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Dasyprocta coibae

Species Authority

Thomas, 1902

Common Name/s:

English

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Coiban Agouti

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Samudio, R. & Timm, R.

Evaluator/s:

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

Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because it is known from only a single location that is subject to a single threat event.

History:

1996

–

Endangered (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to Coiba Island, Panama (Woods and Kilpatrick 2005).
Countries:	Native: Panama
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	Its population status is unknown.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This rodent is poorly known. It is found in forested regions, which are mainly deciduous (Reid 1997). Its biology has not been reported, but is probably similar to D. punctata (Reid 1997).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species has no major threats, though it could be subject to a single threat event. Future potential threats include tourist development, hurricanes, and disease.

Major Threat(s):

This species has no major threats, though it could be subject to a single threat event. Future potential threats include tourist development, hurricanes, and disease.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The island is a protected area. Considered a threatened species in Panama (R. Samudio pers. comm.).

Conservation Actions:

The island is a protected area. Considered a threatened species in Panama (R. Samudio pers. comm.).

Citation:	Samudio, R. & Timm, R. 2008. Dasyprocta coibae. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2008.
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