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Rock Cavies
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Rock Cavies

Kerodon

The genus Kerodon contains two species of South American rock cavies related to capybaras and guinea pigs. They are found in semi-arid regions of Northeast Brazil known as the Caatinga. This area has a rocky terrain with large granite boulders that contain rifts and hallows where the kerodon primarily lives in.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Rock Cavy

speciesKerodon rupestris

Acrobatic Cavy

speciesKerodon acrobata

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 43807.