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Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein 1823

Description

Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823

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Records. First record was in July 12, 2013, camera trap 5 (25°07.27ʹ S, 049°56.49ʹ W) and subsequently in the all monitoring sites (see Fig. 1 for coordinates).

Identification. Dasyprocta azarae is a large orangebrown rodent with a rounded back and long skinny legs. Although 9 species of the genus Dasyprocta have been described for Brazil, D. azarae is the only species with a record of occurrences for the state of Paraná.

Notes

Published as part of Pereira, Alan Deivid, Bazilio, Sergio & Orsi, Mário Luís, 2018, Checklist of medium-sized to large mammals of Campos Gerais National Park, Paraná, Brazil, pp. 785-799 in Check List 14 (5) on page 796, DOI: 10.15560/14.5.785

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Scientific name authorship
Lichtenstein
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Dasyproctidae
Genus
Dasyprocta
Species
azarae
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823 sec. Pereira, Bazilio & Orsi, 2018