| Orinoco agouti | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Dasyproctidae |
| Genus: | Dasyprocta |
| Species: | D. guamara |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasyprocta guamara Ojasti, 1972 | |
The Orinoco agouti (Dasyprocta guamara) is a species of rodent in the family Dasyproctidae. It is endemic to Delta Amacuro in Venezuela, where it is found in areas with rainforest or mangroves.
References
- ^ Roach, N.; Naylor, L. (2018). "Dasyprocta guamara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T6282A22197960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T6282A22197960.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Ojasti, Juhani (1972). "Revisión preliminar de los Picures o Aguties de Venezuela (Rodentia, Dasyproctidae)" (PDF). Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales la Salle. 32 (93): 176–183.
- Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Dasyprocta guamara | |
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