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Coiban Agouti

Dasyprocta coibae Thomas, 1902

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.

Dasyprocta coibae - Coiban Agouti. Species of rodent.

Dasyprocta coibae - Coiban Agouti. Species of rodent.

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Open encyclopedia reference

The Coiban agouti (Dasyprocta coibae) is a species of rodent in the family Dasyproctidae. It is endemic to the island of Coiba (Panama) and resembles the more widespread Central American agouti. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Wikipedia contributors, Coiban agouti; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:02:15.388623+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Dasyprocta coibae Thomas, 1902
Name authority
Thomas, 1902
Common name
Coiban 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
  12. suborderHystricomorpha Brandt, 1855
  13. infraorderHystricognathi Brandt, 1855
  14. familyDasyproctidae Bonaparte, 1838
  15. genusDasyprocta Illiger, 1811
  16. speciesDasyprocta coibae Thomas, 1902

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dasyprocta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Azara's AgoutiDasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823DasyproctidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Kalinowski's AgoutiDasyprocta kalinowskii Thomas, 1897DasyproctidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Common Red-rumped AgoutiDasyprocta leporina (Linnaeus, 1758)DasyproctidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mexican AgoutiDasyprocta mexicana Saussure, 1860DasyproctidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Central American AgoutiDasyprocta punctata Gray, 1842DasyproctidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Orange AgoutiDasyprocta croconota Wagler, 1831DasyproctidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black AgoutiDasyprocta fuliginosa Wagler, 1832DasyproctidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Orinoco AgoutiDasyprocta guamara Ojasti, 1972DasyproctidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-rumped AgoutiDasyprocta prymnolopha Wagler, 1831DasyproctidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Roatán Island AgoutiDasyprocta ruatanica Thomas, 1901DasyproctidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 13 records assigned to Dasyproctidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Middle America

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=584726 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:349QW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.