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Dasyprocta (agouti)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dasyproctidae

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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Dasyprocta Illiger p. 93
2006Dasyprocta Salles et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyDasyproctidaeGray 1825
genusDasyprocta

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
Measurements
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Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:37:44
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene (glacial)2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Minas Gerais) Dasyprocta azarae (140474)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Espirito Santo) Dasyprocta azarae (71293)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Dasyprocta sp. (147815)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Dasyprocta sp. (211822)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Ceará) Dasyprocta sp. (107828)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Goiás) Dasyprocta sp. (211821)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piauí) Dasyprocta sp. (211632)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Dasyprocta sp. (71331 71335)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Dasyprocta variegata (21689)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Dasyprocta aguti (71269)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Pará) Dasyprocta sp. (211490)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Districto Agropecura) Dasyprocta leporina (21687)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Dasyprocta punctata (21691)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela (Guarico) Dasyprocta agouti (21686)