Myoprocta pratti
Pocock, 1913
Green Acouchi
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Superfamily | : Cavioidea |
| Family | : Dasyproctidae |
| Genus | : Myoprocta |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Pocock, R.I. 1913-07-01. Description of a new species of agouti (Myoprocta). Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)12(67):110-111.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099597Original name as described
Myoprocta pratti
Other common names
Green Acouchy
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1913.7.17.1
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fad8e7b1-030f-425b-9edb-cc0974f81a72Type locality
"Amazons." Restricted by O. Thomas in 1920 to "Pongo de Rentema, on the [Rio] Marañon, about 78° 20' W."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Venezuela · Colombia · Brazil · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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