Cuniculus paca (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Cuniculus paca (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Cuniculus paca (Linnaeus, 1766) View in CoL : Figure 9
Cuniculus paca View in CoL — Tirira 2007, Emmons 2016b.
Material examined: Table 1.
Short pelage, copious and somewhat rough; dorsum reddish brown to uniform dark brown, with abundant white spots from the neck to the hips, arranged in four lateral lines not very defined on each side of the back; cheeks, throat, chest and belly, creamy white; large square head, bulging cheeks; eyes large and well separated; short ears and long vibrisas; tiny tail, naked and hidden among the pelage ( Tirira 2007).
Emmons L (2016 b) Cuniculus paca. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e. T 699 A 22197347. https: // doi. org / 10.2305 / iucn. uk. 2016 - 2. rlts. t 699 a 22197347. en
Tirira DS (2007) Guia de Campo de los Mamiferos del Ecuador. Publicacion especial sobre los mamiferos del Ecuador 6. Ediciones Murcielago Blanco, Quito, 576 pp.
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