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Caviidae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Caviidae Gray
1821Caviadae Gray p. 304
1850Caviidae Bonaparte p. 1
1883Caviidae Flower p. 185
1891Caviidae Flower and Lydekker p. 91
1898Caviidae Gadow p. 43
1902Caviidae Ameghino
1902Caviidae Hay p. 734
1911Caviidae Jaekel p. 222
1958Caviidae Wood p. 172
1988Caviidae Carroll
1991Caviidae Nowak
1993Caviidae MacFadden et al. p. 235
1998Caviidae Prado et al. p. 795
1999Caviidae Nowak
2001Caviidae Huchon and Douzery p. 247
2012Caviidae Candela et al. p. 521
2017Caviidae Madozzo-Jaén and Pérez p. 380

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyCaviidae
familyCaviidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Caviidae Gray 1821
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G. †Allocavia Pascual 1962
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Allocavia chasicoense Pascual 1962
Subfm. †Cardiomyinae Kraglievich 1930
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G. †Parodimys Kraglievich 1932
G. †Cardiomys Ameghino 1885
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Subg. †Cardiomys (Pseudocardiomys) Kraglievich 1932
Cardiomys ameghinorum Rovereto 1914
Cardiomys cavinus Ameghino 1885
Cardiomys leufuensis Pérez et al. 2018
Cardiomys mesopotamicus Ameghino 1888
Invalid names: Cardiomys andinus Kraglievich 1930 [nomen dubium]
G. Cavia Pallas 1766 [guinea pig]
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Subg. Cavia (Cavia) Pallas 1766
Cavia aperea Erxleben 1777 [Brazilian guinea pig]
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Cavia aperea aperea Erxleben 1777
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Invalid names: Cavia anolaimae Allen 1916 [synonym], Cavia guianae caripensis Ojasti 1964 [synonym]
Cavia aperea nana Thomas 1917
Invalid names: Cavia porcellus venezuelae Allen 1911 [synonym]
Cavia cabrerai Candela and Bonini 2017
Cavia fulgida Wagler 1831 [shiny guinea pig]
Cavia galileoi Verzi and Quintana 2005
Cavia intermedia Cherem et al. 1999 [Santa Catarina's guinea pig]
Cavia lamingnae Locks and Montenegro 1985
Cavia magna Ximenez 1980 [greater guinea pig]
Cavia oeningensis Holl 1829
Cavia patzelti Schliemann 1982
Cavia porcellus Linnaeus 1758 [guinea pig]
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Invalid names: Cavia cobaya Pallas 1766 [objective synonym]
Cavia tschudii Fitzinger 1867 [montane guinea pig]
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Cavia tschudii osgoodi Sandborn 1949
Invalid names: Cavia tschudii pallidior Thomas 1917 [replaced]
Cavia tschudii tschudii Fitzinger 1867
Cavia vates Winge 1887
Subfm. Caviinae Gray 1821
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G. Galea Meyen 1832
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Galea leucoblephara Burmeister 1861
Galea musteloides Meyen 1832 [common yellow-toothed cavy]
Galea spixii Wagler 1851
G. †Palaeocavia Ameghino 1889
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Palaeocavia avita Ameghino 1887
Palaeocavia brocherense Castellanos 1936
Palaeocavia chapalmalense Ameghino 1908
Palaeocavia humahuaquense Candela et al. 2023
Palaeocavia impar Ameghino 1888
Palaeocavia mawka Madozzo-Jaén and Pérez 2017
Palaeocavia minuta Ameghino 1889
Palaeocavia pampaea Ameghino 1889
G. †Caviodon Ameghino 1885
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Subg. †Caviodon (Paracaviodon) Kraglievich 1932
Caviodon andalhualensis Pérez et al. 2018
Caviodon australis Ameghino 1889
Caviodon cuyano Vucetich et al. 2011
Caviodon multiplicatus Ameghino 1885
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Invalid names: Caviodon angustidens Kraglievich 1932 [synonym], Caviodon bravardi Kraglievich 1927 [synonym], Caviodon paranensis Kraglievich 1930 [synonym], Caviodon scalai Kraglievich 1932 [synonym]
Caviodon pozzii Kraglievich 1927
G. †Caviops Ameghino 1908
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Caviops chapadmalalensis Ameghino 1908
Caviops chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
Caviops duplicatus Ameghino 1908
G. †Dolicavia Ameghino 1916
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Dolicavia minuscula Ameghino 1908
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Invalid names: Dolicavia loberiaense Ameghino 1908 [synonym]
Subfm. Dolichotinae [mara]
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G. †Eodolichotis Walton 1990
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Eodolichotis elachys Walton 1990
Eodolichotis maddeni Walton 1990
G. Pediolagus Marelli 1927
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Pediolagus salinicola Burmeister 1875
G. †Pliodolichotis Kraglievich 1927
G. †Rhodanodolichotis Walton 1990
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G. Dolichotis Desmarest 1820 [mara]
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Dolichotis andina Rovereto 1914
Dolichotis intermedia Ameghino 1889
Dolichotis minuscula Ameghino 1908
Dolichotis patagonum Zimmermann 1780 [Patagonian mara]
Dolichotis platycephala Ameghino 1889
Dolichotis salinicola Burmeister 1876
Subfm. Hydrochoerinae Gill 1872
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G. †Hydrochoeropsis Kraglievich 1930
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Hydrochoeropsis dasseni Kraglievich 1930
Hydrochoeropsis wayuu Pérez et al. 2017
G. Hydrochoerus Brisson 1762 [capybara]
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Hydrochoerus gaylordi MacPhee et al. 2000
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Linnaeus 1766 [capybara]
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Invalid names: Capiguara americana Liais 1872 [synonym], Cavia capybara Pallas 1766 [synonym], Hydrochoerus cololoi Berro 1968 [synonym], Hydrochoerus irroratus Ameghino 1889 [synonym], Hydrochoerus uruguayensis Ameghino and Rovereto 1914 [synonym]
Hydrochoerus isthmius Goldman 1912
Hydrochoerus perturbidus Ameghino 1889
Hydrochoerus tarijensis Ameghino 1902
Invalid names: Capiguara Liais 1872 [synonym], Xenohydrochoerus Rusconi 1934 [synonym]
G. †Neochoerus Hay 1926
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Neochoerus aesopi Leidy 1853
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Invalid names: Hydrochoerus holmesi Simpson 1928 [synonym], Hydrochoerus robustus Leidy 1886 [synonym]
Neochoerus sirasakae Spillmann 1941
Invalid names: Oromys Leidy 1853 [synonym], Prohydrochoerus Spillmann 1941 [synonym]
G. †Xenocardia Pascual and Bondesio 1963
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Xenocardia diversidens Pascual and Bondesio 1963
G. Kerodon Cuvier 1823
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Cerodon priscus Ameghino 1889
Cerodon pygmeus Ameghino 1889
Cerodon turgeo Ameghino 1889
Kerodon rupestris Wied 1820
G. Microcavia Gervais and Ameghino 1880
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Microcavia aua Mones and Castiglioni 1979
Microcavia australis Geoffroy and Dorbigny 1833
Microcavia chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
Microcavia isolinense Castellanos 1936
Microcavia prona Ameghino 1889
Microcavia uncinata Ameghino 1889
G. †Neocavia Kraglievich 1932
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Neocavia depressidens Parodi and Kraglievich 1948
Neocavia lozanoi Kraglievich 1932
Neocavia pampeana Madozzo-Jaén et al. 2018
G. †Orthomyctera Ameghino 1889
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Orthomyctera andina Rovereto 1914
Orthomyctera brocherense Castellanos 1936
Orthomyctera chapalmalense Ameghino 1908
Orthomyctera lacunosa Ameghino 1888
Orthomyctera lata Ameghino 1889
Orthomyctera rigens Ameghino 1888
Orthomyctera vaga Ameghino 1889
G. †Pascualia Ortega Hinosa 1963
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Pascualia laeviplicata Ortega Hinosa 1963
G. †Procardiomys Pascual 1961
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Procardiomys martinoi Pascual 1961
G. †Prodolichotis Kraglievich 1932
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Dolichotis prisca mendocina Rovereto 1914
Prodolichotis guerreroi Walton 1990
Prodolichotis pridiana Fields 1957
Prodolichotis prisca Rovereto 1914
G. †Propediolagus Ortega Hinosa 1963
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Propediolagus marplatensis Ortega Hinosa 1963
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available