Order Rodentia - Family Dasyproctidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 1556 1559 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Dasyprocta leporina (Linnaeus 1758) [Mus] leporinus Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 59 . Type Locality: Suriname , Peninka, Peninka Creek and Cennewijne River. Vernacular Names: Red-rumped Agouti . Subspecies: : Subspecies Dasyprocta leporina subsp. leporina Linnaeus 1758 Subspecies Dasyprocta leporina subsp. albida Gray 1842 Subspecies Dasyprocta leporina subsp. cayana Lacépède 1802 Subspecies Dasyprocta leporina subsp. croconota Wagler 1831 Subspecies Dasyprocta leporina subsp. fulvus Kerr 1792 Subspecies Dasyprocta leporina subsp. lunaris Thomas 1917 Subspecies Dasyprocta leporina subsp. maraxica Thomas 1923 Subspecies Dasyprocta leporina subsp. noblei Allen 1914 Distribution: Lesser Antilles, Venezuela , Guianas, Amazonian and E Brazil , introduced into the Virgin Isls. Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common. Discussion: Although the name aguti has been traditionally used, Husson (1978:462-463) explained why Mus leporinus has priority and Husson (1978) and Voss et al. (2001) explained why aguti should by synonymized. Recognized as D. aguti cayana by Cabrera (1961:585-586); may also include cristata . Includes albida , antillensis , and noblei ; see Varona (1974:75) , who included these forms in aguti . Several subspecies have been recognized by Cabrera (1961) and Ojasti (1972) , but a comprehensive review of geographic variation is needed. The West Indian agoutis are descendents of forms introduced to the islands. The pattern appears to be D. leporina (from Brazil ) to the Virgin Islands ; D. l. albida on St. Vincent and Granada ; D. l. fulvus on Martinique and St. Lucia ; and D. l. noblei on Guadeloupe , St. Kitts , Dominica , and Montserrat . Karyotype has 2n=64 and FN=124 ( Fredga, 1966 ).