Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823

Pereira, Alan Deivid, Bazilio, Sergio & Orsi, Mário Luís, 2018, Checklist of medium-sized to large mammals of Campos Gerais National Park, Paraná, Brazil, Check List 14 (5), pp. 785-799 : 796

Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823

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Records. First record was in July 12, 2013, camera trap 5 (25°07.27ʹ S, 049°56.49ʹ W) and subsequently in the all monitoring sites (see Fig. 1 for coordinates).

Identification. Dasyprocta azarae is a large orangebrown rodent with a rounded back and long skinny legs. Although 9 species of the genus Dasyprocta have been described for Brazil, D. azarae is the only species with a record of occurrences for the state of Paraná.