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    Species Accepted

    Dasyprocta leporina (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Brazilian Agouti
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Dasyprocta
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 4 countries or islands

      4 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      DominicaNo
      GrenadaNo
      GuadeloupeNo
      United States of AmericaNo
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      35 results
      Agouti Brazil Breton
      Agouti doré French
      Aguti dorato Italian
      Braziliaanse Agoeti Dutch
      Brazilian Agouti English
      Brezilya agutisi Turkish
      Common Red-rumped Agouti English
      Crested Agouti English
      Cutia Portuguese
      Cutia-de-crista Portuguese

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
      4 results
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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      11 results
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