Cuniculus Brisson 1762 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cuniculidae
Synonyms: Agouti Lacépède 1799 [objective synonym], Osteopera Harlan 1825
Full reference: M. J. Brisson. 1762. Regnum Animale in classes IX distributum, sive synopsis methodica, Ed. 2
Parent taxon: Cuniculidae according to B. Ríos-Uzeda et al. 2004
See also Gray 1825, Hay 1902, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1998 and Palmer 1904
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Cuniculus paca Cuniculus rugiceps Cuniculus taczanowskii
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (17 collections), Panama (1), Peru (1), Venezuela (1)
Total: 20 collections including 22 occurrences
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