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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Caviidae
--> SUBFAMILY Caviinae
--> GENUS Cavia
SPECIES Cavia fulgida
| Author: | Wagler, 1831. | | Citation: | Isis., 24: 512. | | Common Name: | Shiny Guinea Pig | | Type Locality: | "Amazonia"; probably an error (Cabrera, 1961:577). | | Distribution: | E Brazil, between Minas Gerais and Santa Catarina. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Karyotype has 2n=64 and FN=128 (Gava et al., 1998). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
nigricans Wagner, 1844
rufescens Lund, 1841
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