BRAZIL’S FAUNA
(Page prepared by a nature’s observer)

Squirrels, mice, capybaras etc. (rodentia)

  
Squirrels

        The rodentia has 29 families, 426 genus and 1.814 species (Novak, 1991)

        As there are a big number of occurrence in Brazil, we have related just some of the most known species as:

Tree Squirrel; Sciurus aestuans; Caxinguelê
Prehensile-tailed porcupine erizo; Coendou vilosus; Ouriço, Porco-espinho
Prehensile-tailed porcupine erizo; Coendou prehensilis;Ouriço, Porco-espinho
Capybara; Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris; Capivara
Agouti; Dasyprocta azarae; Cutia
Paca; Agouti paca; Paca

  
 Capybara                                     Agouti

Consulted Bibliography: 

Nowak, Ronald M. Walkers Mammals of the world. 5^th ed. London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991.