Crested agouti

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| name = Crested agouti

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| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn|author=Catzeflis, F.|author2=Patton, J.|author3=Percequillo, A.|author4=Bonvicino, C.|author5=Weksler, M.|name-list-style=amp|year=2008|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/6280/0|title=Dasyprocta cristata|access-date=5 January 2009}}

| taxon = Dasyprocta cristata

| authority = (Desmarest, 1816)

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The crested agouti (Dasyprocta cristata) is a species of rodent in the family Dasyproctidae. Found in Guyana and Suriname. Its taxonomic status is uncertain and it may be synonymous with Dasyprocta leporina, leading the IUCN to rate it as Data Deficient.{{MSW3 Hystricognathi | id = 13400227 | page = }}