Patterns of agonistic interaction and space utilization by agoutis, Dasyprocta punctata. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
Preliminary observations on reproduction in the Central American agouti, Dasyprocta punctata. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
(Dasyprocta mexicana and D. punctata) for food is already under way in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico. From Wordnik.com. [15 Agouti] Reference
Uma tentative de esclarecimento do uso de espato e estrutura social na cutia Dasyprocta a. aguti (Rodentia). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
The spotted paca (Agouti paca), the kinkajou (Potos flavus), and the Orinoco agouti (Dasyprocta guamara) are also common. From Wordnik.com. [Coastal Venezuelan mangroves] Reference
Apart from introduced opossum Didelphys marsupialis and agouti Dasyprocta agouti, there are no terrestrial mammals in the area. From Wordnik.com. [Morne Trois Pitons, Dominica] Reference
There are also capybara Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris, agouti Dasyprocta fuliginosa and paca Agouti paca, Felix spp., jaguar and tapir Tapirus terrestris. From Wordnik.com. [Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil] Reference
Common are the mongoose (Herpestes officinarum), agouti (Dasyprocta antillensis), opposum (Didelphis marsupialis), pig (Sus scrofa), and domestic cat and dog. From Wordnik.com. [Windward Islands dry forests] Reference
Contribuitao pare o conhecimento do gOnero Dasyprocta-reprodutao de cutias-entre cruzamente das espTcies Dasyprocta aguti, Dasyprocta azarae e Dasyprocta fuliginosa. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
Among the best known of all animals of the American tropics, agoutis (Dasyprocta species) 'are prolific rabbit - or hare-sized rodents that are probably easily farmed. From Wordnik.com. [15 Agouti] Reference
In Mexico, for instance, there are few places where agoutis survive, and Dasyprocta mexicana may become extinct if habitat destruction and overhunting continue in its restricted range. From Wordnik.com. [15 Agouti] Reference
Commonly introduced mammals in this ecoregion are the mongoose (Herpestes officinarum), agouti (Dasyprocta antillensis), opposum (Didelphis marsupialis), pig (Sus scrofa), and domestic cat and dog. From Wordnik.com. [Windward Islands moist forests] Reference
Notable among mammals are the ratón marsupial (Lestos inca) and the añuje de altura (Dasyprocta kalinowsky), as well as the sachacabra (Pudu mephistopheles) and the armadillo peludo (Dasypus pilosus). From Wordnik.com. [Peruvian Yungas] Reference
The Coiba Island agouti Dasyprocta coibae is endemic, as are the Coiba Island howler monkey Alouatta coibensis (EN), mantled howler monkey A. palliata coibensis, an opossum Didelphis marsupialis and a white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus rothschildi. From Wordnik.com. [Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection, Panama] Reference
Although there are no recent studies on the status of the populations of prey, sightings of species such as Tayassu pecari, Odocoileus virginianus, Mazama americana, Agouti paca and Dasyprocta punctata are still common in some of the last remnants of forest in the ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Ecuadorian dry forests] Reference
Other mammals that have a restricted distribution include several opossums (Didelphis albiventris, Lutreolina crassicaudata, and Marmosa robinsoni), bats (Pteronotus davyi, Lonchorhina fernandezi, and Sturnira ludovici), an endemic olingo (Bassaricyon beddardi), and endemic rodents (Sciurus flammifer, Proechimys hoplomyoides, and Dasyprocta guamara). From Wordnik.com. [Guayanan Highlands moist forests] Reference
Common among these are mongooses (Herpestes auropunctatus), goats (Capra hircus), agouti (Dasyprocta agouti), fallow deer (Dama dama) to provide game, and the ubiquitous rodents (Rattus rattus, R. norvegicus and Mus musculus). From Wordnik.com. [Leeward Islands xeric scrub] Reference
The mammal fauna was quite rich until recently; the collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu), the brocket deer (Mazama americana), the agouti (Dasyprocta punctata), the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), and the puma (Puma concolor) still inhabit the most remote places along the valley. From Wordnik.com. [Patía Valley dry forests] Reference
There are 112 mammal species recorded here. including pacas (Agouti paca) and agoutis (Dasyprocta punctata), porcupines (Coendou prehensilis), spiny rats (Proechimys longicaudatus and Mesomys hispidus), hog-nosed skunks (Conepatus semistriatus), and peccaries (Tayassu pecari and T. tajacu, both locally extinct). From Wordnik.com. [Maranhão Babaçu forests] Reference
Other species such as the white-lipped peccary or "zaíno" (Tayassu pecari), the paca or "quartinaja" (Agouti paca), the agouti or "ñeque" (Dasyprocta punctata), the red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus), birds like the crested guan or "pava" (Penelope purpurascens) are hunted by settlers and indigenous inhabitants. From Wordnik.com. [Santa Marta montane forests] Reference
The Natural History of the Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
Bibliography of Dasyprocta (Rodentia). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
Other mammals present include the peccaries (Tayassu spp.), agoutis (Dasyprocta spp.), pacas (Agouti paca), jaguars (Panthera onca), and the world’s largest rodents the capybaras (Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris). From Wordnik.com. [Purus varzea] Reference
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