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Black Agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa)

About Black Agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Mammals
  • Order: Rodents
  • Family: Agoutis


Red List Category
LC
Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version
3.1

Year Assessed
2008

Assessor/s
Catzeflis, F., Patton J., Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C. & Weksler, M.

Reviewer/s
Chapman, R., Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Contributor/s

Justification
This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

History
  • 1996
    Lower Risk/least concern
    (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Trips

Visits

  • 2006-11-11
    Sani Lodge, Ecuador