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Kalinowski's Agouti
Dasyprocta kalinowskii Thomas, 1897
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Kalinowski's agouti (Dasyprocta kalinowskii) is a species of rodent in the family Dasyproctidae. It is endemic to southeast Peru. It occurs at elevations of up to 3,080 metres (10,100 ft) asl.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Kalinowski's agouti; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:35:50.553135+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dasyprocta kalinowskii Thomas, 1897
- Name authority
- Thomas, 1897
- Common name
- Kalinowski'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 kalinowskii Thomas, 1897
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Azara's AgoutiDasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823 | DasyproctidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Coiban AgoutiDasyprocta coibae Thomas, 1902 | 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 |
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=584730 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:349R2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.