The brown agouti is a species of agouti in the family Dasyproctidae that is native to portions of central or southeastern Peru, east to western Brazil, south to a strip of Bolivia. It was originally r

Dasyproctidae is a family of large South American rodents, comprising the agoutis and acouchis. Their fur is a reddish or dark colour above, with a paler underside. They are herbivorous, often feeding