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title: "Black-rumped Agouti"
description: "Dasyprocta prymnolopha — Mammiferi. The black-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha) is an agouti species from the family Dasyproctidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/black-rumped-agouti
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-rumped Agouti

> Dasyprocta prymnolopha — Mammiferi. The black-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha) is an agouti species from the family Dasyproctidae.

- Scientific name: *Dasyprocta prymnolopha*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 71
- Wikidata: [Q1764161](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1764161)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43713](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43713)

## Names

- en: Black-rumped Agouti
- de: Schwarzsteißaguti
- es: Aguti de Caderas Negras
- nl: Zwartbuikagoeti
- pl: Aguti czarnozady

## Countries with the most observations

BR (57)

## Summary

The black-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha) is an agouti species from the family Dasyproctidae. It is endemic to Brazil, and its range roughly equals the Northeast Region. It is named after its black rump which contrasts clearly with the orange body.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-rumped_agouti

## Photo

![Black-rumped Agouti](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-rumped-agouti/medium.jpg)

Photo: Whaldener Endo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/121538737

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-rumped-agouti?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).