leporina, the Brazilian agouti, in the Virgin Islands and the Lesser Antilles. punctata in Cuba and the Cayman Islands, and D. Three different agoutis have been introduced into the West Indies, presumably by native Caribbean tribes: D. Although most agouti species live in lowland and montane tropical rainforests, Azara’s agouti ( Dasyprocta azarae) also inhabits the drier cerrado (savanna and scrub) and chaco environments south of the Amazon basin into Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. Agoutis are found from southern Mexico southward to Ecuador and east of the Andes throughout the Amazon River basin. They bury nuts in the ground for times when food becomes scarce, and, as a result, agoutis are one of the most important mammalian seed dispersers for many species of tropical trees ( see Sidebar: No Rainforest, No Brazil Nuts).Īll agouti species are intensively hunted because their flesh is prized as food by indigenous peoples.
The agouti’s diet consists primarily of fruit, nuts, and seeds, but some species also eat fungi, flowers, leaves, and insects. Although litters of up to four young have been recorded, two is usual. Agoutis are terrestrial, denning at night in burrows among boulders, tree roots, hollow logs, or brushy tangles on the forest floor. They walk, trot, or gallop on their digits, traveling swiftly when pursued or threatened, and are capable of leaping vertically to 2 metres (6.5 feet) from a standing position. Warren Garst/Tom Stack & AssociatesĪgoutis are generally wary, and most species are difficult to see or approach in their native habitats.
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Life history traits (averages) Female sexual maturity 193 days Male sexual maturity Gestation 112 days Weaning Litter size 1 (viviparous) Litters per year Inter-litter interval Weight at birth Weight at weaning Adult weight 3,265 g Postnatal growth rate Maximum longevity residual 105% Metabolism Typical body temperature 311ºK or 38.3✬ or 100.9✯ Basal metabolic rate 8.6940 W Body mass 2687.0 g Metabolic rate per body mass 0.003236 W/g References The agouti ( /guti/, -GOO-tee) or common agouti is any of several rodent species of the genus Dasyprocta.
These animals have been reported to live up to 17.8 years in captivity.
671 Sample size Large Data quality High Observations Species Dasyprocta leporina Common name Red-rumped agouti, or Agouti Synonyms Dasyprocta rubrata Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits Maximum longevity 17.8 years (captivity) Source ref. AnAge entry for Dasyprocta leporina Classification (HAGRID: 02579) Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia
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