Species
- Azara's agouti, Dasyprocta azarae
- Coiban agouti, Dasyprocta coibae
- Crested agouti, Dasyprocta cristata
- Black agouti, Dasyprocta fuliginosa
- Orinoco agouti, Dasyprocta guamara
- Kalinowski's agouti, Dasyprocta kalinowskii
- Red-rumped agouti, Dasyprocta leporina
- Mexican agouti, Dasyprocta mexicana
- Black-rumped agouti, Dasyprocta prymnolopha
- Central American agouti, Dasyprocta punctata
- Ruatan Island agouti, Dasyprocta ruatanica
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