Family DASYPROCTIDAE

(AGOUTIS AND ACOUCHYYS)

• Rabbitsized rodents, with coarse pelage, long limbs, short or vestigial tails, clawed and padded feet, and reduced number of toes on hindlimbs from five to three.

• 35-80 cm.

• Neotropical Region.

• Tropical forested areas, brush lands, dry forests, and savannas.

• 2 genera, 13 species, 15 taxa.

• 1 species Critically Endangered, 1 species Endangered, 1 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.