Dasyprocta punctata - #3455

Central American Agouti
Geographic Distribution

Chiapas and Yucatan Peninsula (S Mexico) to S Bolivia, N Argentina, and SE Brazil. Introduced into W and E Cuba and the Cayman Isls.

Order/Family
Dasyproctidae
Genus
Dasyprocta
Specific Epithet
punctata
Image Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas province, Monteverde
Image Date
1 March 2010
Photographer
J Hall