Cuniculidae

Synonyms

Agouti paca

Agoutidae

Cuniculus

Cuniculus paca

Lowland Paca

Lowland Pacas

Paca, Lowland

Pacas

Pacas, Lowland

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.