Photo:Dave PapePublic domain
Small game
Red-rumped agouti
Dasyprocta leporina
- Group
- Small game
- Size class
- Small (under 10 kg)
- Family
- Dasyproctidae
Range
- South America
Habitat
- Rainforest
Range
Countries it is found in
6 countries
- Brazil
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Suriname
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Venezuela
Range from:ASM Mammal Diversity Database — read 2026-08-05
Field data
Tracks
A photograph of real sign left by Red-rumped agouti. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.
Track photo:no rights reservedCC0
Cross-reference
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