Myoprocta pratti Pocock 1913

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Dasyproctidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1556-1559 : 1559

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11335867

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scientific name

Myoprocta pratti Pocock 1913
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Myoprocta pratti Pocock 1913 View in CoL

Myoprocta pratti Pocock 1913 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 12: 110.

Type Locality: Peru, Rio Marañon, Pongo de Rentema.

Vernacular Names: Green Acouchi.

Synonyms: Myoprocta archidonae Lönnberg 1925 ; Myoprocta caymanum Thomas 1926 ; Myoprocta limanus Thomas 1920 ; Myoprocta milleri Allen 1913 ; Myoprocta parva Lönnberg 1921 ; Myoprocta puralis Thomas 1926 .

Distribution: S Venezuela (headwaters of the Orinoco), E Colombia, E Ecuador, N Peru, W Brazil.

Conservation: Unknown.

Discussion: Voss et al. (2001) concluded the green acouchies exhibit substantial geographic variation and may represent a complex of closely related species. We have followed Voss et al. (2001) in provisionally recognizing the green acouchies as M. pratti pending further revision.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Dasyproctidae

Genus

Myoprocta

Loc

Myoprocta pratti Pocock 1913

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Myoprocta pratti

Pocock 1913: 110
1913
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