Dasyproctidae, Bonaparte, 1838
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5414895 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03957B0F-FFC6-FFA9-FC94-5890FCC3FD88 |
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Felipe |
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Dasyproctidae |
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Dasyproctids include two genera of large, diurnal, terrestrial frugivorous/granivorous rodents: agoutis ( Dasyprocta ) and acouchies ( Myoprocta ). Whereas agoutis are found in rainforest and dry forests from Mexico to northern Argentina, acouchies are only found in Amazonian rainforest. Apparently, no more than one species of each genus is found in any local Amazonian fauna, and the Yavarí-Ucayali interfluve is no exception.
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