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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Dasyproctidae
--> GENUS Myoprocta
SPECIES Myoprocta pratti
| Author: | Pocock, 1913. | | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser 8, 12: 110. | | Common Name: | Green Acouchi | | Type Locality: | Peru, Rio Marańon, Pongo de Rentema. | | Distribution: | S Venezuela (headwaters of the Orinoco), E Colombia, E Ecuador, N Peru, W Brazil. | | Status: | Unknown. | | Comments: | Voss et al. (2001) concluded the green acouchies exhibit substantial geographic variation and may represent a complex of closely related species. We have followed Voss et al. (2001) in provisionally recognizing the green acouchies as M. pratti pending further revision. |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
archidonae Lönnberg, 1925
caymanum Thomas, 1926
limanus Thomas, 1920
milleri Allen, 1913
parva Lönnberg, 1921
puralis Thomas, 1926
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