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...

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"...

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...

from within the Caviidae. This led Woods and Kilpatrick (2005) to unite the two into the subfamily Hydrochoerinae within the Caviidae. Using a molecular...

extraordinary social system of the Mara Dolichotis patagonum (Rodentia: Caviidae) ", Mammalia 61:3-15. Eisenberg, J. F. (1974). "The function and motivational...

"Molecular systematics, taxonomy and biogeography of the genus Cavia (Rodentia: Caviidae): Systematics of Cavia". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary...