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family

Cavies and Maras
Caviidae Fischer & Waldheim, 1817

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Mammalia - mammals »  order Rodentia - rodents »  suborder Hystricomorpha - Hystricomorphs

Scientific synonyms

Hydrochaeridae

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Images

Kerodon rupestris - Rock Cavy

Cavia aperea f. porcellus "Short Coated Cavy" - Short Coated Cavy

Dolichotis patagonum - Patagonian Mara

Dolichotis patagonum - Patagonian Mara

Author: Vladimír Motyčka

Functions restricted to taxon Caviidae

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Included taxa

Number of records: 4

subfamily Caviinae - cavies
subfamily Dolichotinae - Patagonian cavies

Unplaced taxa

genus Hydrochoerus Brisson, 1762

Fossil taxa

genus Neochoerus Hay, 1926 †

Links and literature

CZ Anděra M. (1999): České názvy živočichů II. Savci (Mammalia), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 147 pp. [as Caviidae]
CZ Anděra M. (1999): České názvy živočichů II. Savci (Mammalia), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 147 pp. [as Hydrochaeridae]
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† extinct taxon



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