Table 1. Main differences among agouti’s species (Dasyprocta spp.) .

Species	Coats	Conservation status
Dasyprocta azarae	Black or white or pale orange	Listed as potentially vulnerable in Argentina
Dasyprocta coibae	Cream or black	Vulnerable
Dasyprocta leporina	Red-rumped	Estable
Dasyprocta iacki	-	Insufficient data
Dasyprocta guamara	Dark	Near threatened
Dasyprocta kalinowskii	-	Insufficient data
Dasyprocta croconota	-	Insufficient data
Dasyprocta fuliginosa	Black	Least Concern
Dasyprocta mexicana	Mexican Black	Critically Endangered
Dasyprocta prymnolopha	Black-rumped	Least Concern
Dasyprocta punctata	Uniform reddish brown	Least Concern
Dasyprocta ruatanica	Black or Cream	Endangered
Dasyprocta variegata	Brown	Insufficient data

Source: IUCN, 2018.