Cutie… Patootie... Agouti? You Might Know The Capybara, But What About Its Distant Cousin The Red-rumped

A photo of an agouti looking off into the distance. The animal has large pink ears and a pink snout. It is coated in short brownish hair which is paler at its neck and chest. It somewhat resembles a giant mouse.

Cutie… patootie... agouti? You might know the capybara, but what about its distant cousin the red-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)? This wide-ranging mammal can be found in forests throughout northern South America including Colombia, Brazil, and Venezuela. Though smaller than its more famous relative, this hefty rodent can weigh up to 13 lbs (5.9 kg). It dines on a diet of fruit, nuts, and seeds. Like a squirrel, the agouti will bury surplus food to save for a later date. But sometimes this critter forgets to come back for its stash, spreading seeds throughout its habitat as a result. 

Photo: Robin Gwen Agarwal, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist 

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SAFETY FIRST
SAFETY FIRST
SAFETY FIRST
SAFETY FIRST
SAFETY FIRST
SAFETY FIRST
SAFETY FIRST
SAFETY FIRST

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