Black Agouti
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| Dasyprocta fuliginosa Wagler, 1832 |
The Black Agouti, Dasyprocta fuliginosa, is a South American agouti species from the Dasyproctidae family. It is found in Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil. The agouti is the only animal that has sharp enough teeth to crack open the tough shell of a brazil nut, something that similar rodents such as the guinea pig cannot do.
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Wikispecies has information related to:
- Baillie (1996). Dasyprocta fuliginosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
- John F. Eisenberg and Kent H. Redford, 2000. Mammals of Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.
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