Caviidae

E394473
rodent family taxonomic family

Caviidae is a family of rodents that includes guinea pigs, maras, and cavies, characterized by stout bodies, short tails, and herbivorous diets, primarily native to South America.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Caviidae canonical 4
Caviinae 1

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rodent family ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ
activityPattern crepuscular ⓘ
diurnal ⓘ
characteristic robust head ⓘ
short limbs ⓘ
short tail ⓘ
stout body ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName cavy family ⓘ
dentitionType ever-growing incisors ⓘ
geographicDistribution Argentina ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
Paraguay ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
Uruguay ⓘ
habitat grasslands ⓘ
rocky outcrops ⓘ
savannas ⓘ
scrublands ⓘ
includesGenus Cavia ⓘ
Dolichotis ⓘ
Galea ⓘ
Kerodon ⓘ
Microcavia ⓘ
includesTaxon Cavia aperea ⓘ
Cavia fulgida ⓘ
Cavia magna ⓘ
Cavia porcellus ⓘ
Cavia tschudii ⓘ
Patagonian mara ⓘ
surface form: Dolichotis patagonum

Dolichotis ⓘ
surface form: Dolichotis salinicola

Galea musteloides ⓘ
surface form: Galea flavidens

Galea musteloides ⓘ
Galea spixii ⓘ
Kerodon rupestris ⓘ
surface form: Kerodon acrobata

Kerodon rupestris ⓘ
Kerodon sp. nov. ⓘ
Microcavia australis ⓘ
Microcavia niata ⓘ
Microcavia shiptoni ⓘ
infraorder Caviomorpha ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
litterSize small to moderate ⓘ
molarType hypsodont molars ⓘ
namedBy John Edward Gray ⓘ
nativeRange South America ⓘ
order Rodentia ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction placental mammal ⓘ
socialBehavior often social ⓘ
suborder Hystricognathi ⓘ
surface form: Hystricomorpha
superfamily Cavioidea ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typicalDiet herbivorous ⓘ
usedFor domestic pet (guinea pig) ⓘ
laboratory animal (guinea pig) ⓘ
meat production (guinea pig in Andean region) ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Patagonian mara → family → Caviidae ⓘ
Hystricognathi → containsClade → Caviidae ⓘ
Dolichotis → parentTaxon → Caviidae ⓘ
Dolichotis → family → Caviidae ⓘ
Dolichotis → belongsToSubfamily → Caviidae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caviinae