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Orinoco agouti

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Orinoco agouti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dasyproctidae
Genus: Dasyprocta
Species:
D. guamara
Binomial name
Dasyprocta guamara
Ojasti, 1972[2]

The Orinoco agouti (Dasyprocta guamara) is a species of rodent in the family Dasyproctidae. It is endemic to Delta Amacuro in Venezuela, where it is found in areas with rainforest or mangroves.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Roach, N.; Naylor, L. (2018). "Dasyprocta guamara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T6282A22197960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T6282A22197960.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ojasti, Juhani (1972). "Revisión preliminar de los Picures o Aguties de Venezuela (Rodentia, Dasyproctidae)" (PDF). Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales la Salle. 32 (93): 176–183.