The rock cavy or mocó (Kerodon rupestris) is a cavy species endemic to eastern Brazil which has also been introduced to the Atlantic island of Fernando...
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convergently evolved mammal of similar habits and appearance is the rock cavy of Brazil. Rock hyraxes are squat and heavily built, with adults reaching a length...
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Kerodon (category Cavies)
The genus Kerodon (vernacular name mocos; rock cavies) contains two species of South American rock cavies, related to capybaras and guinea pigs. They...
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Capybara (category Cavies)
(Hydrochoerus isthmius). Its close relatives include guinea pigs and rock cavies, and it is more distantly related to the agouti, the chinchilla, and...
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Guinea pig (redirect from Laboratory cavy)
pig or domestic guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the cavy or domestic cavy (/ˈkeɪvi/ KAY-vee), is a species of rodent belonging to the genus...
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Patagonian mara (redirect from Patagonian cavy)
rodent in the mara genus Dolichotis. It is also known as the Patagonian cavy or Patagonian hare. This herbivorous, somewhat rabbit-like animal is found...
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Montane guinea pig (category Cavies)
likely main ancestor of Cavia porcellus, the domestic guinea pig or domestic cavy, which appears to be a hybrid that includes lesser genetic contributions...
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Galea leucoblephara, commonly known as the lowland yellow-toothed cavy, is a species of rodent in the family Caviidae. It is native to southern South America...
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The acrobatic cavy (Kerodon acrobata) also known as the acrobatic moco and climbing cavy is a cavy species native to Brazil. It is found from Goiás state...
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Brazilian guinea pig (redirect from Brazilian cavy)
(Yellow-toothed cavies) Southern highland yellow-toothed cavy (Galea comes) Yellow-toothed cavy (Galea flavidens) Lowland yellow-toothed cavy (Galea leucoblephara)...
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Caviinae (category Cavies)
yellow-toothed cavy Galea spixii - Spix's yellow-toothed cavy Microcavia - mountain cavies Microcavia australis - southern mountain cavy Microcavia niata...
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Lesser capybara Genus Kerodon Kerodon acrobata - Acrobatic cavy Kerodon rupestris - Rock cavy Genus Dasyprocta Dasyprocta azarae - Azara's agouti Dasyprocta...
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Cavia (category Cavies)
subfamily Caviinae that contains the rodents commonly known as guinea pigs or cavies. The best-known species in this genus is the domestic guinea pig, Cavia...
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Santa Catarina's guinea pig (Cavia intermedia) or Moleques do Sul cavy is a rare guinea pig species of southeastern South America. The small mammal is...
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Hydrochoerus (category Cavies)
consistently suggested Hydrochoerus is most closely related to Kerodon (the rock cavies), and the two evolved from within the Caviidae. This led Woods and Kilpatrick...
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Chacoan mara (category Cavies)
Chacoan mara (Pediolagus salinicola) or Chacoan cavy is a relatively large South American rodent of the cavy family. They are a close relative of the better...
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Lesser capybara (category Cavies)
(Yellow-toothed cavies) Southern highland yellow-toothed cavy (Galea comes) Yellow-toothed cavy (Galea flavidens) Lowland yellow-toothed cavy (Galea leucoblephara)...
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White-lipped peccary White-tailed deer Wild cavy Wild goat Yellow-bellied marmot Yellow-footed rock wallaby Yellow-toothed cavy Animal sexual behavior § Mammals...
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yellow-toothed cavy (Galea flavidens) is a cavy species from South America. It is found in Brazil. Galea flavidens is a yellow-toothed-cavy. G. flavidens...
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Mara (mammal) (category Cavies)
maras are often kept in zoos or as pets, and are also known as "Patagonian cavies" or "Patagonian hares". They can be quite social with humans if raised with...
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Hydrochoerinae (category Cavies)
of two living genera, Hydrochoerus, the capybaras, and Kerodon, the rock cavies. In addition, a number of extinct genera related to capybaras should...
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Microcavia (category Cavies)
mountain cavy, M. australis Jayat's mountain cavy, M. jayat Thomas's mountain cavy, M. maenas Andean mountain cavy, M. niata Shipton's mountain cavy, M. shiptoni...
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Dolichotis (category Cavies)
Dolichotis is a genus of the cavy family of rodents. These large relatives of guinea pigs are common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina, but also live...
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southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis) is a species of South American rodent in the family Caviidae. Southern mountain cavies are tailless rodents...
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(Yellow-toothed cavies) Southern highland yellow-toothed cavy (Galea comes) Yellow-toothed cavy (Galea flavidens) Lowland yellow-toothed cavy (Galea leucoblephara)...
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porcellus Yellow-toothed cavy, Galea flavidens Spix's yellow-toothed cavy, Galea spixii Acrobatic cavy, Kerodon acrobata Rock cavy, Kerodon rupestris Capybara...
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Galea (genus) (category Cavies)
yellow-toothed cavy (G. comes) Brazilian yellow-toothed cavy (G. flavidens) Lowland yellow-toothed cavy (G. leucoblephara) Common yellow-toothed cavy (G. musteloides)...
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mountain cavy (Microcavia niata) is a species of rodent in the family Caviidae. It is found in Bolivia, Chile and Peru. The Andean mountain cavy's diet consists...
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Spix's yellow-toothed cavy (Galea spixii) is a rodent, a cavy species from South America. It is found in Bolivia east of the Andes and much of south central...
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