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    Dasyproctidae is a family of large South American rodents, comprising the agoutis and acouchis. Their fur is a reddish or dark colour above, with a paler...
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    and other predators. This species, likewise to other members of the Dasyproctidae genus, is naturally diurnal and crepuscular. However, they can shift...
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    agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) is a species of agouti from the family Dasyproctidae. The main portion of its range is from Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula...
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    Family Hydrochaeridae: capybara Family Caviidae: Guinea-pigs Family Dasyproctidae: agoutis and acouchis Superfamily Octodontoidea Family Abrocomidae:...
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    agouti or Brazilian agouti, is a species of agouti from the family Dasyproctidae. It is native to northeastern South America, mainly in Venezuela, Guyana...
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    called the Roatán Island agouti, is a species of agouti in the family Dasyproctidae. It is endemic to the island of Roatán, off the north coast of Honduras...
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    (Dasyprocta fuliginosa) is a South American species of agouti from the family Dasyproctidae. It is found in the northwestern Amazon in southern Venezuela, eastern...
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    and juveniles. The family Caviidae is a sister group to the family Dasyproctidae, both of which are members of the superfamily Cavioidea. Fossils caviids...
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    (chinchillas and viscachas) Ctenomyidae (tuco-tucos) Cuniculidae (pacas) Dasyproctidae (agoutis and acouchis) Dinomyidae (pacaranas and their fossil relatives...
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    Family Caviidae: cavies, including guinea pigs and the capybara Family Dasyproctidae: agoutis Family Cuniculidae: pacas Superfamily Octodontoidea Family...
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