Acouchi

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title: Acouchi
text: The acouchis are rodents belonging to the family Dasyproctidae from the Amazon basin. They are generally smaller than agoutis and have very short tails, while agoutis lack tails. For this reason the acouchis are also called tailed agoutis. The two species – the red acouchi in the Guianas of Amazonia and nearby parts of Brazil, and the green acouchi in western Amazonia - differ in coloration and other characteristics. The taxonomy of the genus has historically been confused, with some authors app
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description: Genus of rodents
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acouchi
date created: 2002-09-23T19:13:28Z
date modified: 2024-09-04T22:27:35Z
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