Specimen information:

• Catalog number: MZB 2003-1568
• Scientific name : Cuniculus paca (Linnaeus, 1766)
• Common name: Paca
• Element: skull
• Location: Colòmbia
• Collecting date: 1980
• Acquisition source: Caputxins de Catalunya
• Acquisition Date: 23/07/2003
• Biometrics - skull: Height 76.6mm X Width 98.1mm X Depth 140.1mm

Information about the species:

Chordata ,Vertebrata ,Mammalia ,Rodentia ,Cuniculidae ,Cuniculus ,Cuniculus paca

Description:

The Lowland or Spotted Paca is an American rodent that feeds on fruit, leaves, shoots, flowers, fungi and even some insects.
Its cranium is wide due to the breadth of its zygomatic process, which is coupled to the maxillary bones to form a type of chamber. This is due to the insertion of the masticatory muscles, which permit it to grind and gnaw its food; it uses its mandible and teeth to break the hard shells of certain fruits. Its suborbital process is evident, and its nasal bone is sturdy and long.
Its teeth are hypsodont, with high crowns, and lophodont, with cusps on its molars that enable it to break down plant matter. It has 30 teeth and the following dental formula: I 1/1, C 0/0, P 1/1, M 3/3.

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• Picture Author: Aida Parres Lluch
• Picture date: 02/05/2016
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