Dasyprocta cristata (E. Geoffroy 1803)

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

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scientific name	Dasyprocta cristata (E. Geoffroy 1803)
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[Dasyprocta] cristata (E. Geoffroy 1803) , Cat. Mamm. Mus . Natl. Hist. Nat.: 165.

Type Locality: Suriname.

Vernacular Names: Crested Agouti.

Distribution: Guianas.

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient.

Discussion: May be synonymous with leporina ; see Husson (1978:464-466) and Hershkovitz (1972b:311-341). Not recognized by Emmons and Feer (1997) or Eisenberg (1989).