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NRLD - 206777 | Agouti paca

Assessment ID
206777
Taxon name
Agouti paca
Linnaeus, 1766
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Agouti paca
Linnaeus, 1766
Common name(s)
Tepezcuintle, tipiscuinte
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cuniculidae
Genus
Agouti
Species
paca
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1766
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Cuniculus paca Linnaeus, 1766
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Honduras
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Honduras
Country ISO code(s)
HND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Importancia comercial o de consumo/Consumer or commercial importance, Importancia para ecoturismo/Importance for ecotourism
Abbreviated status
Co Et
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alvaro Herrera, Cintia Zelaya Alonso, José Manuel Rey & Orlando Hector Portillo (Secreteria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente & the Government of Norway)
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.