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Dasyprocta (agouti)
Taxonomy
Dasyprocta was named by Illiger (1811). It is extant. It is the type genus of Dasyproctidae.
It was assigned to Subungulata by Illiger (1811); and to Dasyproctidae by Salles et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Subungulata by Illiger (1811); and to Dasyproctidae by Salles et al. (2006).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1811 | Dasyprocta Illiger p. 93 |
| 2006 | Dasyprocta Salles et al. p. 9 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Dasyprocta Illiger 1811 [agouti]
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Dasyprocta leporina Linnaeus 1758 [red-rumped agouti]
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Invalid names: Mus aguti Linnaeus 1766 [synonym]
Dasyprocta punctata Gray 1842 [Central American agouti]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available