Dasyprocta fuliginosa Wagler 1832

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Dasyproctidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1556-1559 : 1557

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).