Red acouchi: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red acouchi lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Myoprocta acouchy
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Dasyproctidae

Where does the red acouchi live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red acouchi in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Mazagão.

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 red acouchi endangered?

The red acouchi’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the red acouchi?

The red acouchi (Myoprocta acouchy) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Dasyproctidae, genus Myoprocta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red acouchi

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 of the Amazon biome, including Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil, east of the Rio Branco and mainly north of the Amazon, with a few records from south of the Amazon. In the past, some authors have applied the name M. acouchy to the green acouchi instead and used M. exilis for the red acouchi, but this is now obsolete.

It not only hoards seeds, but also chews off the protruding sprouts to prevent germination.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red acouchi (revision 1314955191), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1552153 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).