Red acouchi

 ( Myoprocta ) 

The red acouchi ( Myoprocta acouchy), is a species of rodent in the acouchi genus, part of the family Dasyproctidae. It is found in the Guyana subregion of the Amazon biome, including Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil, east of the Branco River and mainly north of the Amazon River, with a few records from south of the Amazon. In the past, some authors have applied the name M. acouchy to the green acouchi instead and used M. exilis for the red acouchi, but this is now obsolete.Voss, R.S., Lunde, D.P. & Simmons, N.B. 2001. Mammals of Paracou, French Guiana: a Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 2. Nonvolant species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 263:1-236.

It not only hoards seeds, but also chews off the protruding sprouts to prevent germination.