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Cavia is a
genus in the
subfamily Caviinae that
contains the
rodents commonly known as
guinea pigs or cavies. The best-known
species in this
genus is...
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guinea pig (
Cavia porcellus), also
known as the cavy or
domestic cavy (/ˈkeɪvi/ KAY-vee), is a
species of
rodent belonging to the
genus Cavia in the family...
- pig (
Cavia tschudii) is a
species of
caviid rodent found in the
Andes in
South America. The
montane guinea pig is the
likely main
ancestor of
Cavia porcellus...
- The
Brazilian guinea pig (
Cavia aperea) (preá in Portuguese) is a
guinea pig
species found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay...
- 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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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...
- The
shiny guinea pig (
Cavia fulgida) is a
guinea pig
species of
southeastern South America. The
rodent is
endemic to Brazil. It is
native to the Atlantic...
- The
greater guinea pig (
Cavia magna) is a
species of
rodent found in the
coastal strip of
Brazil and Uruguay,
where it
lives in
moist gr****land and marshes...
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Cavia (Guinea pigs)
Brazilian guinea pig (
Cavia aperea)
Shiny guinea pig (
Cavia fulgida)
Santa Catarina´s
guinea pig (
Cavia intermedia)
Greater guinea...
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Kerodon acrobata Moojen,
Locks & Langguth, 1997 –
climbing cavy
Kerodon rupestris Wied-Neuwied, 1820 – rock cavy
Murray Wrobel, 2007. Elsevier's dictionary...
