Acrobatic cavy

The acrobatic cavy (Kerodon acrobata) is a cavy species native to Brazil in the Amazon rainforest. It is found from Goiás state to Tocantins state, west of the Espigão Mestre, Serra Geral de Goiás, and is also found in Terra Ronca State Park.[1]

Acrobatic cavy
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Caviidae
Genus: Kerodon
Species:
K. acrobata
Binomial name
Kerodon acrobata
Moojen et al., 1997
K. acrobata from Monte Alegre de Goiás, Brazil

References

  1. Langguth, A. & Reis, M. (2008). "Kerodon acrobata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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