NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Azara's Agouti
Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
An agouti (Dasyprocta azarae) in Edinburgh Zoo
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Open encyclopedia reference
Azara's agouti (Dasyprocta azarae) is an agouti species from the family Dasyproctidae. Found in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina, it is named after Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara. The population is unknown and may have gone locally extinct in some areas due to hunting; it is listed as vulnerable in Argentina.
Wikipedia contributors, Azara's agouti; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:36:17.742109+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823
- Name authority
- Lichtenstein, 1823
- Common name
- Azara's Agouti
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Dasyproctidae
- Genus
- Dasyprocta
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderHystricomorpha Brandt, 1855
- infraorderHystricognathi Brandt, 1855
- familyDasyproctidae Bonaparte, 1838
- genusDasyprocta Illiger, 1811
- speciesDasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dasyprocta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Coiban AgoutiDasyprocta coibae Thomas, 1902 | DasyproctidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kalinowski's AgoutiDasyprocta kalinowskii Thomas, 1897 | DasyproctidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common Red-rumped AgoutiDasyprocta leporina (Linnaeus, 1758) | DasyproctidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mexican AgoutiDasyprocta mexicana Saussure, 1860 | DasyproctidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Central American AgoutiDasyprocta punctata Gray, 1842 | DasyproctidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange AgoutiDasyprocta croconota Wagler, 1831 | DasyproctidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black AgoutiDasyprocta fuliginosa Wagler, 1832 | DasyproctidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orinoco AgoutiDasyprocta guamara Ojasti, 1972 | DasyproctidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-rumped AgoutiDasyprocta prymnolopha Wagler, 1831 | DasyproctidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Roatán Island AgoutiDasyprocta ruatanica Thomas, 1901 | DasyproctidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dasyprocta azarae catrinae Thomas, 1917 Thomas, 1917 | synonym |
| Dasyprocta punctata urucuma Allen, 1915 Allen, 1915 | synonym |
| Dasyprocta punctata boliviae Thomas, 1917 Thomas, 1917 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=584725 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:349QV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.