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 capybara. They are found …

Cavy, (family Caviidae), any of 14 species of South American rodents comprising guinea pigs, maras, yellow-toothed cavies, mountain cavies, and rock cavies. All except the maras have …

Breeders tend to use the name "cavy" for the animal, but "guinea pig" is more commonly used in scientific and laboratory contexts. [1] . Despite their name, guinea pigs are not native to …

The Patagonian Mara, also known as the Patagonian cavy, Patagonian hare and dillaby is the 4 th largest rodent, just bigger than a porcupine and smaller than a muskrat. They’re heavy, but …

2022年3月16日 · The Patagonian cavy is one of the more docile exotic pets. These large rodents are distantly related to guinea pigs and can be similarly kept in indoor cages, albeit much …

2023年9月23日 · Patagonian cavies are the second-largest rodents in the world, after their cousins the capybaras. They resemble dog-sized rabbits, springing gazelle-like across the …

Guinea pigs, or cavies, (genus Cavia) are in the sub­fam­ily Cavi­inae, which also in­cludes moun­tain cavies (Mi­cro­cavia) and yel­low-toothed cavies (Galea). There are six widely rec­og­nized …

The Cavi­idae is a fam­ily of ro­dents that oc­curs over most of South Amer­ica. It in­cludes two sub­fam­i­lies: the Cavi­inae, the cavies and the fa­mil­iar guinea pigs; and the Dolichoti­nae, the …

Cavia is a genus in the subfamily Caviinae that contains the rodents commonly known as the true guinea pigs or cavies. [1] The best-known species in this genus is the domestic guinea pig, …

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 capybara. They are found …