Red-rumped Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)

Red-rumped Agouti, a reference photo — Photo: Alastair Rae from London, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The red-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporina), also known as the golden-rumped agouti, orange-rumped agouti or Brazilian agouti, is a species of agouti from the family Dasyproctidae.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Red-rumped Agouti being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Dasyprocta iacki
Dasyprocta punctata
Dasyprocta variegata
Dasyprocta azarae
Dasyprocta fuliginosa
Dasyprocta mexicana

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dasyproctidae
Genus: Dasyprocta
Species: Dasyprocta leporina

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