Cuniculus paca Linnaeus 1766 (lowland paca)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cuniculidae
Alternative combinations: Agouti paca, Coelogenys paca, Mus paca
Belongs to Cuniculus according to B. Ríos-Uzeda et al. 2004
See also Giebel 1883, Hay 1902 and International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1998
Sister taxa: Cuniculus rugiceps, Cuniculus taczanowskii
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (13 collections), Panama (1), Peru (1), Venezuela (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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