Dasyprocta azarae

H. Lichtenstein, 1823

Azara's Agouti

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Cavioidea
Family : Dasyproctidae
Genus : Dasyprocta

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lichtenstein, H. 1823. Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischern. T. Trautwein, Berlin, 118 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28229315

Original name as described

Dasyprocta Azarae

Type material

ZMB 1044

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"E provincia San. Paulo [= São Paulo] Brasil."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

previously included some populations now attributed to D. variegata

Taxonomy notes citation

Teta, P., & Reyes-Amaya, N. (2021). Uncovering species boundaries through qualitative and quantitative morphology in the genus Dasyprocta (Rodentia, Caviomorpha), with emphasis in D. punctata and D. variegata. Journal of Mammalogy, 102(6), 1548-1563.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001215

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Dasyprocta variegata urucuma

J. A. Allen, 1915

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

urucuma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-36981

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-36981

Authority page

634

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62720005

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Dasyprocta aurea

Cope, 1889

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

aurea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 4807

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41650908

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta azarae catrinae

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

catrinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1846.6.1.29

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d1310123-e505-44fd-a6a7-6bb3708209b4

Authority page

311

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15611325

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta felicia

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

felicia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.7.3.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de4ac098-cc72-436c-9f19-84a4506d3fce

Authority page

310

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15611324

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta Azarae

H. Lichtenstein, 1823

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

azarae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 1044

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28229315

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001215) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6278/22198654) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cavia aperea azarae

(J. Yepes, 1935)

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

azarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Dasyprocta paraguayensis

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

paraguayensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

243

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Dasyprocta punctata urucuma

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

urucuma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta caudata

P. W. Lund, 1840

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

caudata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Cutia azarae var. brasiliensis

(Liais, 1872)

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

536

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1168878

Authority publication

Paris

Cutia azarae var. paraguayensis

(Liais, 1872)

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

paraguayensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

536

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1168878

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta Azarai

Lahille, 1899

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

azarai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

192

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147058

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

  1. Lahille (1899:192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147058) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  2. Miranda-Ribeiro (1914:45, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51959820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43632)

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