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Dasyprocta fuliginosa (Agouti): Narrative
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. [eng]
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Dasyprocta punctata (Agouti): Narrative
Neotropical: Dasyprocta punctata , the Central American agouti, is found from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, and has been introduced in the Cayman Islands.
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Agutis (Gattung Dasyprocta) - Bild und Info
Mit etwas Fantasie kann man den Agutis ihre Verwandtschaft ansehen: Die Nager sind Vettern der allbekannten Meerschweinchen. Allerdings sind sie größer, hochbeiniger und schlanker. Man unterscheidet mehrere Arten, die sich in der Größe und im Körperbau sehr ähneln, aber unterschiedliche Fellfarben haben. [deu]
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FAN Bolivia: Agutí (Dasyprocta spp) / Ambiente Ecológico WWW
Diurno; terrestre; a menudo en pares, a veces solitario. El Agutí de Anca Roja se alimenta de frutos, nueces o semillas. Puede encontrárselo por todo el bosque, pero más a menudo en áreas de sotobosque con buena cobertura, alrededor de árboles grandes caídos, cerca de arroyos, ríos o áreas pantanosas. Este Agutí vive en pares monógamos con sus crías en el mismo territorio.
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Dasyprocta punctata
Durante el día salen ha buscar su alimento que consiste en frutos de toda clase y vejetales; toma estos con las patas delanteras y se los lleva a la boca sentándose en sus patas posteriores que son más largas; así puden comer mejor y además vijilar la llegada de posibles enemigos.
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Agoutis (Genus Dasyprocta) - picture and info
Infos about Agoutis (Genus Dasyprocta), guinea pig relatives inhabiting Central and South America. With picture of a Golden agouti. [eng]
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Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections: Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)
Physical characteristics and distribution.
Description of the brain. [eng]
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Rodentia Dasyproctidae Dasyprocta, World Distribution Table
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Agoutis
In some areas Dasyprocta constructs burrows among limestone boulders, along riverbanks, or under the roots of trees. In a study of D. punctata on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, however, Smythe (1978) found that each animal had several sleeping spots, usually located in hollow logs, among tree roots, or under tangled vegetation. [eng]
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Agouti (Dasyprocta agouti)
This is an exciting introduction to some of the most beautiful and intriguing plants and animals of the rainforest. Each page has a picture and an introdction to the organism. Later in the show is a discussion of the problem of deforestation. [eng]
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UBI - Dasyprocta punctata
Distribución en Costa Rica:
Hábitats disponibles en todo el país, desde el nivel del mar hasta los 2.400m.
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