Cavia anolaimae
| Cavia anolaimae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Caviidae |
| Genus: | Cavia |
| Species: | C. anolaimae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cavia anolaimae J. A. Allen, 1916 | |
Cavia anolaimae is a guinea pig species from South America. It is found in Colombia near Bogotá. It is believed to be a feral offshoot of the domestic guinea pig, Cavia porcellus, and is often treated as a synonym of C. porcellus.
References
- Woods C. A. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2005. Hystricognathi pp. 1538-1600 in D. E. Wilson and M. A. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, p. 1553.
- Nowak, Ronald M. (1999). Walker's Mammals of the World (6th edition ed.). pp. 1667–1669. ISBN 0-8018-5789-9.
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