Caviidae - Wikipedia
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.
ADW: Caviidae: INFORMATION
The Caviidae is a family of rodents that occurs over most of South America. It includes two subfamilies: the Caviinae, the cavies and the familiar guinea pigs; and the Dolichotinae, the Patagonian hares or maras. There are a total of five genera and fourteen species of caviids.
Cavy | Rodent Pet, Behavior & Care | Britannica
cavy, (family Caviidae), any of 14 species of South American rodents comprising guinea pigs, maras, yellow-toothed cavies, mountain cavies, and rock cavies. All except the maras have robust bodies, short limbs, large heads and eyes, and short ears.
Caviidae - Animalia
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.
Caviidae - Wikiwand
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.
Cavy - New World Encyclopedia
Caviidae is a diverse family of South American rodents characterized by a short or rudimentary tail, large head, and continuously growing, flat-crowned jaw teeth, with twenty teeth in total.
Guinea pig - Wikipedia
The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the cavy or domestic cavy (/ ˈ k eɪ v i / KAY-vee), is a species of rodent belonging to the genus Cavia, family Caviidae. Breeders tend to use the name "cavy" for the animal, but "guinea pig" is more commonly used in scientific and laboratory contexts. [ 1 ]
ADW: Cavia: INFORMATION
Guinea pigs, or cavies, (genus Cavia) are in the subfamily Caviinae, which also includes mountain cavies (Microcavia) and yellow-toothed cavies (Galea). There are six widely recognized species of guinea pigs, one of which has been domesticated. The extant species include Brazilian guinea pigs (Cavia aperea ...
Rock cavy | Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
The rock cavy is a relative of the domestic guinea pig. It has a grayish coat with white or black mottling, a white throat and a yellowish white belly. Its rump and the back of its thighs are reddish. Rock cavies have no tails.
Cavies and Maras (Caviidae) - Encyclopedia.com
The family Caviidae first appears in the fossil record during the middle Miocene of South America. The family is a member of the monophyletic Cavioidea, a superfamily containing three additional families, Agoutidae, Dasyproctidae, and Hydrochaeridae.