Dasyprocta mexicana Saussure 1860

Dasyprocta mexicana Saussure 1860, Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, ser. 2, 12: 53.

Type Locality: Mexico, probably Veracruz (="hot zone of Mexico "); see Hall (1981:859).

Vernacular Names: Mexican Agouti.

Distribution: C Veracruz and E Oaxaca (Mexico); introduced into W and E Cuba.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).