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SPECIES Dasyprocta mexicana

Author:Saussure, 1860.
Citation:Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, ser. 2, 12: 53.
Common Name:Mexican Agouti
Type Locality:Mexico, probably Veracruz (="hot zone of Mexico"); see Hall (1981:859).
Distribution:C Veracruz and E Oaxaca (Mexico); introduced into W and E Cuba.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).
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