Caviidae

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Caviidae
Fossil range: Middle Miocene - Recent
Mara, genus Dolichotis
Mara, genus Dolichotis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Caviidae
Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
Subfamilies

 Caviinae
 Dolichotinae
 Hydrochoerinae

The Cavy family (Caviidae) is divided in three subfamilies: