Organisms

Cuniculidae

A family of large (20 to 30 inches long) plant eating rodents found in Central and South America. They are nearly tailless and have chunky bodies, dark brown fur with spotted lines along their sides and back, with stout legs and hind limbs that are longer than the forelimbs, and a large, square head with short ears.

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Abstract

A family of large (20 to 30 inches long) plant eating rodents found in Central and South America. They are nearly tailless and have chunky bodies, dark brown fur with spotted lines along their sides and back, with stout legs and hind limbs that are longer than the forelimbs, and a large, square head with short ears.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Agoutidae
  • Pacas
  • Agouti paca
  • Cuniculus
  • Cuniculus paca
  • Lowland Paca
  • Lowland Pacas
  • Paca, Lowland
  • Pacas, Lowland

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse entry term AGOUTIDAE with AGOUTIS see DASYPROCTIDAE

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History Note

2015

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Previous Indexing

  • Rodentia (1970-2014)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.992w.373

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cuniculidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D065469. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D065469
  2. Cuniculidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15293261