Family of rodents that includes the domestic guinea pig
"Cavy" redirects here. For the animal commonly referred to as "cavy", see guinea pig. For possible confusion, see Kavi.
Caviidae
Temporal range: Middle Miocene–Holocene
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Capybara
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Parvorder:
Caviomorpha
Family:
Caviidae Fischer von Waldheim, 1818
Subfamilies
Caviinae
Dolichotinae
Hydrochoerinae
Caviidae, the cavy family, is composed of rodents native to South America and includes the domestic guinea pig, wild cavies, and the largest living rodent, the capybara. They are found across South America in open areas from moist savanna to thorn forests or scrub desert. This family of rodents has fewer members than most other rodent families, with 19 species in 6 genera in 3 subfamilies.
Caviidae, the cavy family, is composed of rodents native to South America and includes the domestic guinea pig, wild cavies, and the largest living rodent...
the rock cavies, supporting placement of both genera in a subfamily of Caviidae. Paleontological classifications previously used Hydrochoeridae for all...
"Molecular systematics, taxonomy, and biogeography of the genus Cavia (Rodentia:Caviidae) Page 1 Donnum, J.L.; Salazar-Bravo, J. (November 2010). "Molecular systematics...
Caviinae is a subfamily uniting all living members of the family Caviidae with the exception of the maras, capybaras, and Kerodon. The subfamily traditionally...
from within the Caviidae. This led Woods and Kilpatrick (2005) to unite the two into the subfamily Hydrochoerinae within the Caviidae. Using a molecular...
capybara (Hydrochoerus isthmius) is a large semiaquatic rodent of the family Caviidae found in eastern Panama, northwestern Colombia, and western Venezuela....
evolved from within the Caviidae. This led Woods and Kilpatrick to unite the two into the subfamily Hydrochoerinae within the Caviidae. Based on use of a molecular...
KAY-vee), is a species of rodent belonging to the genus Cavia in the family Caviidae. Breeders tend to use the name "cavy" for the animal, but "guinea pig"...
echimyid) Superfamily Cavioidea Family Hydrochaeridae: capybara Family Caviidae: Guinea-pigs Family Dasyproctidae: agoutis and acouchis Superfamily Octodontoidea...
"Molecular systematics, taxonomy and biogeography of the genus Cavia (Rodentia: Caviidae): Systematics of Cavia". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary...
extraordinary social system of the Mara Dolichotis patagonum (Rodentia: Caviidae) ", Mammalia 61:3-15. Eisenberg, J. F. (1974). "The function and motivational...
the genera Pediolagus and Dolichotis within the Dolichotinae (Rodentia, Caviidae)". Journal of Mammalogy. 101 (3): 817–834. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyaa038...
the genera Pediolagus and Dolichotis within the Dolichotinae (Rodentia, Caviidae)". Journal of Mammalogy. 101 (3): 817–834. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyaa038...
Hydrochoerinae is a subfamily of Caviidae, consisting of two living genera, Hydrochoerus, the capybaras, and Kerodon, the rock cavies. In addition, a number...
vitamin C. Synthesis does not occur in some species in the rodent family Caviidae, which includes guinea pigs and capybaras, but does occur in other rodents...
Brazil has the largest mammal diversity in the world, with more than 600 described species and more likely to be discovered. According to the International...
2002. "Revisión taxonómica de las especies del género Cavia (Rodentia: Caviidae) en Colombia"; Acta Zoológica Mexicana 87: 111–123. Donnum, Jonathan L...
America) Family Dinomyidae: (1 species) pacarana (South America) Family Caviidae: (18 species) cavies and capybara (South America) Family Dasyproctidae:...
Hystricomorpha, based on their porcupine-like jaw muscles. They are in the family Caviidae (guinea pig-like rodents), which has three subfamilies (formerly two);...
Rodents are animals that gnaw with two continuously growing incisors. Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they inhabit every continent except...
Microcavia (mountain cavies) is a genus of rodents in the family Caviidae. They are unique within their family in that their premolar teeth do not grow...
vestigial. The Acrobatic Cavy belongs to the order Rodentia, in the family Caviidae (Guinea-pig like rodents) which has two subfamilies (formerly three) with...
chinchillas, viscachas Family Dinomyidae: pacaranas Superfamily Cavioidea Family Caviidae: cavies, including guinea pigs and the capybara Family Dasyproctidae: agoutis...
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