Red-rumped agouti
It is native to northeastern South America, mainly in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, northeastern Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia in the Caribbean.It has also been introduced to Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Grenada, and Dominica.They need large areas for food, breeding, and territory; because of this, keeping them in captivity is difficult.Food mostly consists of seeds, pulp, leaves, roots and fruits.They also feed on insect larvae when plant resources are low.
Conservation statusLeast ConcernIUCN 3.1Scientific classificationEukaryotaAnimaliaChordataMammaliaRodentiaDasyproctidaeDasyproctaBinomial nameLinnaeusSynonymsagoutiVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFrench GuianaBrazilTrinidad and TobagoSaint LuciaCaribbeanintroducedFloridaU.S. Virgin IslandsGrenadaDominicarainforestsecondary forestHenry Vilas ZooThe females are larger than malesbreeding seasongestation periodweanedAstrocaryum aculeatissimumHymenaea courbarilIUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesWilson, D.E.HystricomorphaHystricognathiCaviomorphaAzara's agouti (Dasyprocta azarae)Coiban agouti (Dasyprocta coibae)Crested agouti (Dasyprocta cristata)Black agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa)Orinoco agouti (Dasyprocta guamara)Kalinowski's agouti (Dasyprocta kalinowskii)Mexican agouti (Dasyprocta mexicana)Black-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha)Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata)Ruatan Island agouti (Dasyprocta ruatanica)MyoproctaRed acouchi (Myoprocta acouchy)Green acouchi (Myoprocta pratti)WikidataWikispeciesiNaturalistOpen Tree of LifePaleobiology Database