Agouti Skull Replica
$91.00
Agouti skull replica is 4.8 x 2.5 x 2.4 in. The Mus agouti skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a CAS specimen. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
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Description
Agouti skull replica measures 4.8 x 2.5 x 2.4 inches. The Mus agouti skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
Native to Central America, northern and central South America, and the southern Lesser Antilles.
The agouti is a large rodent that looks like guinea pigs but have larger bodies and longer legs.
They consume Brazil nuts, fruit, seeds, leaves, flowers, tender young shoots, roots, tubers and shellfish. They quickly take to swimming in water to escape preditors.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Rodentia
- Family: Dasyproctidae
- Genus: Dasyprocta
- Species: M. aguti
- Binomial name: Mus aguti
- Conservation status: Least Concern
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Additional information
| Weight | 6.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 4.8 × 2.5 × 2.4 in |
