Shiny guinea pig
The shiny guinea pig (Cavia fulgida) is a guinea pig species of southeastern South America.
| Shiny guinea pig | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Caviidae |
| Genus: | Cavia |
| Species: | C. fulgida |
| Binomial name | |
| Cavia fulgida Wagler, 1831 | |
The rodent is endemic to Brazil and Argentina. It is native to the Atlantic Forest ecoregions.
Taxonomy
Wagler in 1831 first called the species Cavia fulgida; P. W. Lund identified a Cavia rufescens in 1841, but since Oldfield Thomas (1901) these are considered to be identical species.[2]
See also
- Fauna of the Atlantic Forest (biome)
References
- Amori, G.; Koprowski, J. & Roth, L. (2008). "Cavia fulgida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Weir, Barbara J. (1974), "Notes on the Origin of the Domestic Guinea-Pig", in Rowlands, I. W.; Weir, Barbara J. (eds.), The Biology of Hystricomorph Rodents, Academic Press, pp. 437–446, ISBN 0126133344
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