Order Rodentia - Suborder Hystricognathi Author Charles A. Woods text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 771 806 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353083 1-56098-217-9 7353083 Dasyprocta ruatanica Thomas, 1901 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 8:272 . TYPE LOCALITY: Honduras , Roatan Isl . DISTRIBUTION: Endemic to Roatan Isl. STATUS: Threatened. COMMENTS: Similar to D. punctata but much smaller.