Agouti Dasyprocto Skull Replica

$91.00

The Agouti or Common Agouti is any of several rodent species of the genus Dasyprocta. They are native to Middle America, northern and central South America, and the southern Lesser Antilles.

Description

Agouti Dasyprocto Skull Replica measures 4.8 inches. Agouti Dasyprocto skull replica is museum quality polyurethane cast. 2-part skull (separate cranium and jaw). Made in the USA. California Academy of Sciences replica. Dasyprocta is the scientific name. Our precise skull can be used as a teaching tool, museum skull exhibit, home décor skull, or office décor skull.

Agouti Dasyprocto or Dasyprocta are large rodents that are native to Middle America, northern and central South America, and the southern Lesser Antilles. They are related to guinea pigs and look quite similar, but are larger and have longer legs.

Agouti Dasyprocto or Dasyprocta vary considerably in color, being brown, reddish, dull orange, grayish or blackish, but typically with lighter underparts. Their bodies are covered with coarse hair which is raised when alarmed. Agoutis have five front and three hind toes; the first toe is very small. The tail is very short or nonexistent and hairless.

Agouti Dasyprocto or Dasyprocta may grow to be up to 60 cm (24 in) in length and 4 kg (8.8 lb) in weight. Most species are brown on their backs and whitish or buff on their bellies; the fur may have a glossy appearance and then glimmers in an orange color. Reports differ as to whether they are diurnal or nocturnal animals.

In the wild, they are shy animals and flee from humans, while in captivity they may become trusting. In Trinidad, they are renowned for being very fast runners, able to keep hunting dogs occupied with chasing them for hours.

Agouti Dasyprocto or Dasyprocta are found in forested and wooded areas in Central and South America. Their habitats include rainforests, savannas, and cultivated fields, depending on the species.

They conceal themselves at night in hollow tree trunks or in burrows among roots. Active and graceful in their movements, their pace is either a kind of trot or a series of springs following one another so rapidly as to look like a gallop. They take readily to water, in which they swim well.

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Additional information

Weight 3 lbs
Dimensions 4.8 in
Agouti Dasyprocto Facts:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dasyproctidae
Genus: Dasyprocta