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--> FAMILY Caviidae
--> SUBFAMILY Hydrochoerinae
--> GENUS Kerodon
SPECIES Kerodon rupestris
Author: | Wied, 1820. | Citation: | Isis, 6: 43. | Common Name: | Rock Cavy | Type Locality: | Brazil, Bahia, Rio Belmonte. Designated by Moojen (1952) as Rio Grande de Belmonte, Rio Pardo, Rio San Francisco; but see Cabrera (1961:580). | Distribution: | E Brazil. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Karyotype has 2n=52 and FN=92 (Maia, 1984). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
moco Lesson, 1827 sciurens Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1826
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