Myoprocta Thomas 1903

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Dasyproctidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1556-1559 : 1558

Myoprocta Thomas 1903

Myoprocta Thomas 1903 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 12: 464.

Type Species: Cavia acouchy Erxleben 1777

Species and subspecies: 2 species:

Species Myoprocta acouchy ( Erxleben 1777)

Species Myoprocta pratti Pocock 1913

Discussion: Voss et al. (2001) contributed substantially to the nomenclatural stability of this genus (see comments under M. acouchy ) but additional revision, especially for the green acouchi is needed. Although two species have long been recognized, the green and the red acouchies, the nomenclature for these two forms is confusing (see Voss et al., 2001). Emmons and Feer (1997:230) suggested that hybridization may have occurred in Colombia in the headwaters of the Río Uaupés and the hybrid forms has been given the name M. milleri . Voss et al. (2001) suggested that these two forms are allopatrically distributed.