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Orinoco agouti

Dasyprocta guamara Ojasti, 1972

NTNear Threatenedrodents

The orinoco agouti (Dasyprocta guamara) is a species in the family Dasyproctidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 2.65 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

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Quick facts about the orinoco agouti

Weight
2.65 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the orinoco agouti live?

Not recorded

What is the orinoco agouti?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Orinoco agouti (Dasyprocta guamara) is a species of rodent in the family Dasyproctidae. It is endemic to Delta Amacuro in Venezuela, where it is found in areas with rainforest or mangroves.

From the Wikipedia article “Orinoco agouti” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orinoco_agouti&oldid=1314964126), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the orinoco agouti endangered?

The orinoco agouti is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the orinoco agouti classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyDasyproctidae
  6. genusDasyprocta
  7. SpeciesDasyprocta guamara Ojasti, 1972
Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • أغوطي أورينوكوArabic
  • aguti orinockýCzech
  • Orinoco-AgutiGerman
  • GuamaraSpanish
  • orinoconagutiFinnish
  • Aguti dell'OrinocoItalian
  • オリノコアグーチJapanese
  • Orinoco-agoetiDutch
  • Cutia-do-OrinocoPortuguese
  • Оринокский агутиRussian

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Relatives of the orinoco agouti

Other species in the same genus Dasyprocta.

LC, Least Concern
Black agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa)

Black agouti

Dasyprocta fuliginosa

Dasyproctidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the orinoco agouti?

An adult orinoco agouti weighs 2.65 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the orinoco agouti endangered?

The orinoco agouti is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the orinoco agouti?

The orinoco agouti (Dasyprocta guamara) belongs to the family Dasyproctidae in the order Rodentia.

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BibTeX
@misc{orinoco_agouti_2026,
  title = {Orinoco agouti (Dasyprocta guamara)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/orinoco-agouti},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}