Dasyprocta fuliginosa Wagler 1832

Dasyprocta fuliginosa Wagler 1832, Isis, 25: 1221.

Type Locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Borba, on lower Rio Madeira (="Amazon River").

Vernacular Names: Black Agouti.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Dasyprocta fuliginosa subsp. fuliginosa Wagler 1832

Subspecies Dasyprocta fuliginosa subsp. candelensis J. A. Allen 1915

Distribution: Colombia, S Venezuela, Surinam, N Brazil, Peru.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common in many areas.

Discussion: Reviewed by J. A. Allen (1915 a:625).