Cavia fulgida Wagler 1831 (shiny guinea pig)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae

Belongs to Cavia according to A. Gava et al. 2012

See also Dunnum and Salazar-Bravo 2010

Sister taxa: Cavia (Cavia), Cavia aperea, Cavia cabrerai, Cavia galileoi, Cavia intermedia, Cavia lamingnae, Cavia magna, Cavia oeningensis, Cavia patzelti, Cavia porcellus, Cavia tschudii, Cavia vates

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cavia fulgida in the database

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