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Caviidae
family of rodents / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Cavy" redirects here. For the animal commonly referred to as "cavy", see guinea pig.
Caviidae are a group of rodents that live in South America. Some Caviidae are guinea pigs and capybaras.
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Subfamilies ...
Caviidae | |
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Mara, genus Dolichotis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Parvorder: | Caviomorpha |
Family: | Caviidae Fischer von Waldheim, 1818 |
Subfamilies | |
Caviinae |
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