The Coiban agouti (Dasyprocta coibae) is a species of rodent in the family Dasyproctidae. It is endemic to the island of Coiba (Panama) and resembles the more widespread Central American agouti. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Dasyproctidae |
| Genus: | Dasyprocta |
| Species: | D. coibae
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasyprocta coibae Thomas, 1902
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References
edit- ^ Roach, N.; Naylor, L. (2019). "Dasyprocta coibae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T6279A22198343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T6279A22198343.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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