The green acouchi (Myoprocta pratti) is a species of rodent in the acouchi genus, part of the family Dasyproctidae. It is found in western Amazonia, west of the Rios Negro and Madeira, in northwestern Brazil, northeastern Peru, eastern Ecuador, southeastern Colombia, and southern Venezuela. There is substantial variation within this range, and the Green Acouchi, as currently recognized, may contain more than one species. Because the application of the scientific name acouchy, currently in use for the Red Acouchi, has historically been disputed, the name Myoprocta acouchy has sometimes been used for this species instead of Myoprocta pratti.[3] The species is named for Antwerp Edgar Pratt who was a British naturalist.[4]
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The greenacouchi (Myoprocta pratti) is a species of rodent in the acouchi genus, part of the family Dasyproctidae. It is found in western Amazonia, west...
with some authors applying the name M. acouchy to the greenacouchi, in which case the red acouchi is called M. exilis. Although this issue has now been...
The red acouchi (Myoprocta acouchy), is a species of rodent in the acouchi genus, part of the family Dasyproctidae. It is found in the Guyanese subregion...
punctata Ruatan Island agouti, D. ruatanica Genus Myoprocta Greenacouchi, M. pratti Red acouchi, M. acouchy The pacas (genus Cuniculus) are placed by some...
fruit, leaves and roots, although they may sometimes climb trees to eat green fruit.[citation needed] They hoard food in small, buried stores. They sometimes...
Island agouti Genus Myoprocta Myoprocta acouchy - Red acouchi Myoprocta pratti - Greenacouchi Genus Cuniculus Cuniculus hernandezi? Cuniculus paca -...
Red-rumped agouti Black-rumped agouti Central American agouti Red acouchiGreenacouchi Broad-headed spiny rat Bolivian bamboo rat Amazon bamboo rat Rufous...
capybara Family Caviidae: Guinea-pigs Family Dasyproctidae: agoutis and acouchis Superfamily Octodontoidea Family Abrocomidae: chinchilla-rats Family Octodontidae:...
(family Caviidae), such as the guinea pigs, maras, and capybaras Agoutis and acouchis Pacas Degus Most Echimyids, including the nutria, hutias, and Atlantic...
Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 71(3):479-484 Coles, William (2002), "Green Iguana" (PDF), U.S.V.I. Animal Fact Sheet #08, Department of Planning and...
a proxy of the Pleistocene species. Family Dasyproctidae: Agoutis and acouchis Red-rumped agouti Dasyprocta leporina (Linnaeus, 1766) introduced; Miami-Dade...
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