It is the plural of guatin. It is one of the common names given in Colombia to a rodent in the Dasyproctidae family, commonly known as neque, picure, jochi, sereque, internal, guatuse, guanaribo, serete, guaqueque, cuautuza, guamara. It is relatively small and its meat is highly appreciated. It is from Central America to Argentina, in Colombia is in almost all of its territory.
Them guatines are a genus of rodents that inhabit America Central, the islands of the Caribbean and the part North and central of South America.Also referred to as agoutis, agouti, agouti jochis, seretes, añajes and agoutis. Its habitat natural is the understory of them jungles tropical and the forest of Gallery, although is adapted to the savanna and fields of culture.
Plural of guatin, rodent histricomorfo ( similar to the Porcupine ) who lives near the water currents, from 2 to 5 kg in weight, of the family of the dasiproctidos, abundant in Central and South America, also called agouti, neque, picure, jochi, sereque, cherenga, internal, guatuza, cotuza, ( Dasyprocta guamara and ten species more ).
