Red Acouchi

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Red Acouchi
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Dasyproctidae Genus: Myoprocta Species: M. acouchy
Binomial name
Myoprocta acouchy Erxleben, 1777

The Red Acouchi, Myoprocta acouchy, is a South American acouchy species from the Dasyproctidae family. It is found in Brazil and Colombia. This may be the same "red acouchi" (Myoprocta exilis) that not only hoards seeds, but chews off the protruding sprout to prevent germination (Jansen, Bongers & Prins, 2006).

[edit] References

• Baillie (1996). Myoprocta acouchy. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
• Infonatura

Jansen, P.A., Bongers, F. & Prins, H.H.T. (2006) Tropical rodents change rapidly germinating seeds into long-term food supplies. Oikos (http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.14461.x)

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