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Coiban agouti

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricognathi
Family : Dasyproctidae
Species : Dasyprocta coibae

 

The Coiban agouti is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Coiban agouti

Conservation status The Coiban agouti is listed as vulnerable, and is restricted to just Coiba island in Venezuela. (Full text)

The Coiban agouti is listed as vulnerable, and is restricted to just Coiba island in Venezuela. (Full text)

For example, documentation suggested that the Coiban agouti is found in close proximity to fresh water, so a habitat buffer was calculated around the surface hydrological model. (Full text)

1. Dasyprocta, genus Dasyprocta -- (type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis)
Dasyprocta
genus Dasyprocta
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