Azara's agouti: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Azara's agouti lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dasyprocta azarae
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Dasyproctidae

Where does the Azara's agouti live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Azara's agouti in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belém.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Azara's agouti endangered?

The Azara's agouti’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Azara's agouti?

The Azara's agouti (Dasyprocta azarae) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Dasyproctidae, genus Dasyprocta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Azara's agouti

Azara's agouti (Dasyprocta azarae) is an agouti species from the family Dasyproctidae. Found in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina, it is named after Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara. The population is unknown and may have gone locally extinct in some areas due to hunting; it is listed as vulnerable in Argentina.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Azara's agouti (revision 1314191215), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q643741 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).