Coiban agouti
| Coiban Agouti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Dasyproctidae |
| Genus: | Dasyprocta |
| Species: | D. coibae |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasyprocta coibae Thomas, 1902 | |
The Coiban agouti (Dasyprocta coibae) is a species of rodent in the family Dasyproctidae. It is endemic to the island of Coiba (Panama) and resembles the more widespread Central American agouti. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Samudio, R. & Timm, R. (2008). "Dasyprocta coibae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T6279A12595204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T6279A12595204.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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