Black Agouti
Dasyprocta fuliginosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyDasyproctidae (Agoutis and Acouchis)
- GenusDasyprocta (Agoutis)
- SpeciesDasyprocta fuliginosa (Black Agouti)
The black agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa) is a South American species of agouti from the family Dasyproctidae. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black Agouti sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Green Acouchi
Myoprocta pratti
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Long-tailed Porcupine
Coendou longicaudatus
Long-tailed Tree Rat
Makalata macrura
Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat
Isothrix bistriata
bicolored arboreal rice rat
Oecomys bicolor
Amazon Bamboo Rat
Dactylomys dactylinus
Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Sciurus igniventris
Spiny Tree Rat
Mesomys hispidus
Western Amazonian Oryzomys
Hylaeamys perenensis
Napo Spiny Rat
Proechimys quadruplicatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Agouti in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Black Agouti sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black Agouti in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for Black Agouti in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.