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Behavior

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Perception Channels: tactile ; chemical

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Svendsen, J. 2001. "Dasyprocta fuliginosa" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 27, 2013 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dasyprocta_fuliginosa.html
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Conservation Status

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In some areas, they have declined drastically due to habitat destruction and hunting.

CITES: no special status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: least concern

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Benefits

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Agoutis tame easily and make good pets. They are also extensively hunted for food.

Positive Impacts: food

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Trophic Strategy

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Diet consists of fruits, vegetables, and various succulent plants.

Primary Diet: herbivore (Frugivore )

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Distribution

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Found in Colombia, Venezuela, Surinam, the Amazon Basin of Peru and northern Brazil.

Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Native )

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Habitat

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They are found in forests, thick brush, savannahs and cultivated areas. In Peru, they are confined to the Amazonian region where they are found in all parts of the low selva zone and many parts of the high selva zone. It is found at altitudes of 2000 m or more. Agoutis live in close proximity to water, being found on the banks of all types of streams.

In some areas, they construct burrows among limestone boulders, along river banks or under the roots of trees.

Terrestrial Biomes: savanna or grassland ; forest ; rainforest ; scrub forest

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Life Expectancy

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Range lifespan
Status: captivity:
18 (high) years.

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Morphology

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Head and body length ranges from 415-620 mm. Tail length ranges from 10-35 mm. Fur is coarse and glossy, with the longest and thickest hair located on the posterior part of the back. Fur color ranges from pale orange through several shades of brown to almost black. The underparts are white, yellow or buff colored. The body form is slender, the ears are short, and the hindfoot fas three toes with hooflike claws. Females have four pairs of mammae.

Range mass: 1.300 to 4.000 kg.

Other Physical Features: endothermic ; bilateral symmetry

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Reproduction

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In Venezuela agoutis breed throughout the year. Females have an average estrous cycle of about 34 days, with gestation lasting around 104 to 120 days. They also experience postpartum estrus. Litters are usually made up of one or two young, sometimes three occurs. Newborns are fully furred, have their eyes open and are able to run in their first hour of life. Females lactate for about twenty weeks.

Range number of offspring: 1.000 to 3.000.

Range gestation period: 104 to 120 days.

Range weaning age: 140 (high) days.

Key Reproductive Features: gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate); sexual

Parental Investment: precocial

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