Mexican agouti
The Mexican agouti (Dasyprocta mexicana), also known as the Mexican black agouti, is a species of rodent in the family Dasyproctidae. It is native to lowland evergreen forest and second growth in southern Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Tabasco), but has also been introduced to Cuba. This critically endangered species is threatened by habitat loss. Its overall blackish color separates it from the only other agouti found in Mexico, the Central American agouti
References
- ↑ Vázquez, E., Emmons, L., Reid, F. & Cuarón, A. D. (2008). Dasyprocta mexicana. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
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| | | Dasyprocta (Agoutis) |
- Azara's Agouti (Dasyprocta azarae)
- Coiban Agouti (Dasyprocta coibae)
- Crested Agouti (Dasyprocta cristata)
- Black Agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa)
- Orinoco Agouti (Dasyprocta guamara)
- Kalinowski Agouti (Dasyprocta kalinowskii)
- Red-rumped Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)
- Mexican Agouti (Dasyprocta mexicana)
- Black-rumped Agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha)
- Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata)
- Ruatan Island Agouti (Dasyprocta ruatanica)
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| Myoprocta (Acouchies) |
- Green Acouchi (Myoprocta pratti)
- Red Acouchi (Myoprocta acouchy)
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