Dasyprocta azarae (rodent)

Mass: 2.5 kg based on Braga et al. 2018

Abundance: 0.76 to 65.12% (median 25.00%)

Latitudinal range: -27.2° to -15.0°

Habitats: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (5), tropical/subtropical savanna (3)

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Found in 11 samples

Argentina: Iguazù National Park (on roads)

Brazil: Fazenda Sta Emília (acurí forest), Estrada do Porto (2005), Tapiraí and Piedade Municipalities, Parque Estadual do Turvo (trail), Parque Estadual do Turvo (shelter), Augusto Ruschi Biological Reserve, Iguaçu National Park, Formosa Military Training Area, Sertäo Veredas-Peruaçu mosaic

Paraguay: Isla Alta

Size measurements:
♀ body mass2450 kgN = 16Braga et al. 2018
♂ body mass2650 kgN = 8Braga et al. 2018

See also Dasyprocta, Dasyprocta fuliginosa, Dasyprocta leporina, Dasyprocta mexicana, Dasyprocta punctata, Dasyprocta sp., Dasyprocta spp.