genus
Dasyprocta
Dasyprocta is a genus in the family Dasyproctidae. This database currently files 15 species under it, 2 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 15
- Threatened
- 2
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 60%
- Weight range
- 2.31 kg – 5 kg
Best-known members of Dasyprocta
Ranked by popularity score.
Red-rumped agouti
Dasyprocta leporina
Azara's agouti
Dasyprocta azarae
Black agouti
Dasyprocta fuliginosa
Central American agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Mexican agouti
Dasyprocta mexicana
Coiban agouti
Dasyprocta coibae
Black-rumped agouti
Dasyprocta prymnolopha
Ruatan island agouti
Dasyprocta ruatanica
How threatened is Dasyprocta?
10 of 15 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 1 | 10% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 10% |
| NTNear Threatened | 2 | 20% |
| LCLeast Concern | 4 | 40% |
| DDData Deficient | 2 | 20% |
All species in Dasyprocta
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-rumped agouti | Dasyprocta leporina | Dasyproctidae | Least Concern | 3.02 kg | Not recorded |
| Azara's agouti | Dasyprocta azarae | Dasyproctidae | Data Deficient | 2.31 kg | Not recorded |
| Black agouti | Dasyprocta fuliginosa | Dasyproctidae | Least Concern | 3.5 kg | Not recorded |
| Central American agouti | Dasyprocta punctata | Dasyproctidae | Least Concern | 2.68 kg | Not recorded |
| Mexican agouti | Dasyprocta mexicana | Dasyproctidae | Vulnerable | 5 kg | Not recorded |
| Coiban agouti | Dasyprocta coibae | Dasyproctidae | Near Threatened | 2.66 kg | Not recorded |
| Black-rumped agouti | Dasyprocta prymnolopha | Dasyproctidae | Least Concern | 2.9 kg | Not recorded |
| Ruatan island agouti | Dasyprocta ruatanica | Dasyproctidae | Endangered | 2.86 kg | Not recorded |
| Orinoco agouti | Dasyprocta guamara | Dasyproctidae | Near Threatened | 2.65 kg | Not recorded |
| Kalinowski's agouti | Dasyprocta kalinowskii | Dasyproctidae | Data Deficient | 2.65 kg | Not recorded |
| Brown agouti | Dasyprocta variegata | Dasyproctidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Iack's red-rumped agouti | Dasyprocta iacki | Dasyproctidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Orange agouti | Dasyprocta croconota | Dasyproctidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Dasyprocta guatnara | Dasyproctidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Dasyprocta pryntnolopha | Dasyproctidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |