Cavy facts for kids
"Cavy" redirects here. For the animal commonly referred to as "cavy", see guinea pig.
Quick facts for kids Cavy |
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| Mara, genus Dolichotis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Parvorder: | Caviomorpha |
| Family: | Caviidae Fischer von Waldheim, 1818 |
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Caviinae |
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Caviidae are a group of rodents that live in South America. Some Caviidae are guinea pigs and capybaras.
Images for kids
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Guinea pig skull on top of a capybara skull
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See also
In Spanish: Caviidae para niños
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