Genus Dasyprocta Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Scientific name Dasyprocta mexicana Higher classification Common agouti Order Rodent | |
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Similar Common agouti, Mammal, Rodent, Ruatan Island agouti, Black agouti | ||
Feeding a mexican agouti
The Mexican agouti (Dasyprocta mexicana), also known as the Mexican black agouti, is a species of rodent in the family Dasyproctidae. It is native to lowland evergreen forest and second growth in southern Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Tabasco), but has also been introduced to Cuba. This critically endangered species is threatened by habitat loss. Its overall blackish color separates it from the only other agouti found in Mexico, the Central American agouti
The agouti are often hunted by people of the Yucatán as they are both a resource for food and a nuisance.
References
Mexican agouti Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA