Dasyproctidae Bonaparte 1838

Family DASYPROCTIDAE (AGOUTIS AND ACOUCHYYS) • Rabbitsized rodents, with coarse pelage, long limbs, short or vestigial tails, clawed and padded feet, and reduced number of toes on hindlimbs from five to three. • 35-80 cm. • Neotropical Region. • Tropical forested areas, brush lands, dry forests, and savannas. • 2 genera, 13 species, 15 taxa. • 1 species Critically Endangered, 1 species Endangered, 1 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.

Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Dasyproctidae, pp. 440-461 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 440, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6595219

Keywords

Mammalia, Animalia, Rodentia, Biodiversity, Chordata, Dasyproctidae, Taxonomy

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