Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae
Alternative spelling: Caviadae
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1821. On the natural arrangement of vertebrose animals. The London Medical Repository Monthly Journal and Review 15:296-310
Parent taxon: Cavioidea according to D. Huchon and E. J. P. Douzery 2001
See also Ameghino 1902, Bonaparte 1850, Candela et al. 2012, Carroll 1988, Flower 1883, Flower and Lydekker 1891, Gadow 1898, Gray 1821, Hay 1902, Jaekel 1911, MacFadden et al. 1993, Madozzo-Jaén and Pérez 2017, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Prado et al. 1998 and Wood 1958
Sister taxa: Agoutidae, Andemys, Asteromys, Banderomys, Branisamys, Chubutomys, Cuniculidae, Dasyproctidae, Eobranisamys, Eocardia, Eocardiidae, Guiomys, Hydrochoeridae, Luantus, Microcardiodon, Neoreomys, Soriamys
Subtaxa: Allocavia Cardiomyinae Cardiomys Cavia Caviinae Caviodon Caviops Dolicavia Dolichotinae Dolichotis Hydrochoerinae Kerodon Microcavia Neocavia Orthomyctera Pascualia Procardiomys Prodolichotis Propediolagus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (32 collections), Bolivia (5), Brazil (29), Colombia (2), Ecuador (1), El Salvador (1), Guatemala (3), Honduras (1), Italy (1), Mexico (4), Myanmar (1), Nicaragua (1), Panama (2), Peru (8), Somalia (1), Taiwan (1), United States (34: California, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia), Uruguay (7), Venezuela (3)
• Blancan of Mexico (3), United States (2: Arizona, Florida)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Grenada (1)
• Pliocene of Argentina (51), Bolivia (1), Colombia (1), Venezuela (1)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (23), Bolivia (1)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Argentina (4)
• Miocene of Argentina (14), Bolivia (2), Brazil (2), Colombia (31), Peru (3), Uruguay (1)
Total: 279 collections including 436 occurrences