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SPECIES Dasyprocta fuliginosa

Author:Wagler, 1832.
Citation:Isis, 25: 1221.
Common Name:Black Agouti
Type Locality:Brazil, Amazonas, Borba, on lower Rio Madeira (="Amazon River").
Distribution:Colombia, S Venezuela, Surinam, N Brazil, Peru.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common in many areas.
Comments:Reviewed by J. A. Allen (1915a:625).
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SUBSPECIES fuliginosa

SUBSPECIES candelensis

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