Agouti Kalinowski [1] ( lat. Dasyprocta kalinowskii ) - a species of rodents of the genus agouti of the agoutian family.
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| Dasyprocta kalinowskii Thomas , 1897 |
International Red Book IUCN Data Deficient : 6283 |
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Habitat and habitat
It is found only in the southeast of Peru . It lives at an altitude of up to 3080 m above sea level.
Security
Currently, the species is in danger due to the reduction of its habitats.
Name Etymology
The species is named after the Polish zoologist Jan Kalinowski (1860-1942).
Notes
- β Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia. "Mammals" Prince. 2 = The New Encyclopedia of Mammals / Ed. D. MacDonald . - M .: Omega, 2007 .-- S. 455. - 3000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-465-01346-8 .
Links
- Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson - The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals / JHU Press, 2009, p. 218
- Woods, CA and CW Kilpatrick. 2005. Hystricognathi. pp 1538-1600 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed. DE Wilson and DM Reeder eds. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC