Agouti is the name for any of about a dozen species of tropical American rodents. It weighs up to 6 kg (13 pounds), with an elongated body measuring up to 76 cm (2.5 feet) long. It has a large head and rump but slender legs, comparatively small ears, and a tiny, inconspicuous, bald tail.

The agouti’s diet consists primarily of fruit, nuts, and seeds, but some species also eat fungi, flowers, leaves, and insects. They bury nuts in the ground for times when food becomes scarce, and, as a result, agoutis are one of the most important mammalian seed dispersers for many species of tropical trees.

All agouti species are intensively hunted because their flesh is prized as food by indigenous peoples.

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