Dasyprocta variegata

von Tschudi, 1845

Brown 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

Authority citation

Tschudi, J.J. von. 1845. [Part 5]. Pp. 189–244 in Tschudi, J.J. von. 1844-1845. Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana. Scheitlin und Zollikofer, St. Gallen, 262 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007974

Original name as described

Dasyprocta variegata

Type material

MHNN 94.2445A, MHNN 94.2445B

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"die Gränze der obern Wald- und Ceja-region bis zu 6000' ü. M. [= the boundary of the upper forest- and Ceja region, up to 6000 feet]," Chanchamayo region, Junín, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Brazil · Bolivia · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

split from punctata and includes populations in Bolivia and Argentina previously attributed to D. azarae; may include kalinowskii and somep populations previously attributed to D. fuliginosa based on recent mtDNA molecular analyses, although no taxonomic action is being taken here pending more thorough molecular studies implementing a broader dataset

Taxonomy notes citation

Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F., & D'Elía, G. (2015). Mammals of south america, volume 2: Rodents (Vol. 2). University of Chicago Press. · 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. · Ruiz-García, M., Cáceres, A. M., Luengas-Villamil, K., Aliaga-Rossel, E., Zeballos, H., Singh, M. D., & Shostell, J. M. (2022). Mitogenomic phylogenetics and population genetics of several taxa of agouties (Dasyprocta sp., Dasyproctidae, Rodentia): molecular nonexistence of some claimed endemic taxa. Mammal Research, 1-31.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001227

Country distribution map

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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 yungarum

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

yungarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.6.7.63

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aaf5d943-270a-4aa4-bf8c-af4f1fc7bc64

Authority page

505

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619746

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Dasyprocta variegata boliviae

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

boliviae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.8.2.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f45ac019-5c27-41c7-ac23-f50aa891afb0

Authority page

312

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15611326

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1920:195, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16393)
  2. Yepes (1935:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Dasyprocta variegata

von Tschudi, 1845

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

variegata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNN 94.2445A, MHNN 94.2445B

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

190

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007974

Authority publication

St. Gallen

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1920:195, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16393)
  2. Yepes (1935:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/89497716/89497730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dasyprocta punctata boliviae

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

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

boliviae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Dasyprocta punctata variegata

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

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

variegata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Dasyprocta punctata yungarum

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

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

yungarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Dasyprocta variegata

von Tschudi, 1844

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

variegata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

252

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089027

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

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