Red-rumped agouti: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red-rumped agouti lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dasyprocta leporina
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Dasyproctidae

Where does the red-rumped agouti live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red-rumped agouti in 7 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: 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-rumped agouti endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the red-rumped agouti?

The red-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Dasyproctidae, genus Dasyprocta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red-rumped agouti

The red-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporina), also known as the golden-rumped agouti, orange-rumped agouti or Brazilian agouti, is a species of agouti from the family Dasyproctidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-rumped agouti (revision 1376138785), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q775170 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).