Myoprocta acouchy (Erxleben, 1777) . Syst. Regn. Anim., 1:354.

TYPE LOCALITY: French Guiana, Cayenne .

DISTRIBUTION: Guianas, Amazonian Brazil, Ecuador, N Peru, S Venezuela, S Colombia (upper Rio Uaupes).

STATUS: Common.

SYNONYMS: acoushy, archidonae, caymanum, demararae, limanus, milleri, parva, pratti, puralis.

COMMENTS: Includes pratti (see Husson, 1978:471 -472). Formerly included exilis (Husson, 1978:468) .