Kerodon
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The genus Kerodon (vernacular name mocos; rock cavies[1]) contains two species of South American rock cavies, related to capybaras and guinea pigs.[2] They are found in semiarid regions of northeast Brazil known as the Caatinga. This area has a rocky terrain with large granite boulders that contain rifts and hollows where Kerodon species primarily live.[3]
Quick Facts Kerodon Temporal range: Late Pleistocene - recent, Scientific classification ...
Kerodon Temporal range: Late Pleistocene - recent | |
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Rock cavy (Kerodon rupestris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Caviidae |
Subfamily: | Hydrochoerinae |
Genus: | Kerodon F. Cuvier, 1825 |
Type species | |
Kerodon moco | |
Species | |
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