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Crested Porcupine
Hystrix cristata Linnaeus, 1758
Hystrix cristata, the crested porcupine, is a large Old World porcupine with def…
Cape Porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters, 1852
This is a full description of the Cape porcupine, a large African porcupine spec…
Indian Crested Porcupine
Hystrix indica Kerr, 1792
Hystrix indica, the Indian crested porcupine, is a large quill-covered rodent na…
African Brush-tailed Porcupine
Atherurus africanus Gray, 1842
Atherurus africanus, the African brush-tailed porcupine, is a nocturnal porcupin…
Dassie Rat
Petromus typicus A.Smith, 1831
Petromus typicus A.Smith, 1831 (dassie rat) is a squirrel-like rodent with disti…
Greater Cane Rat
Thryonomys swinderianus (Temminck, 1827)
Thryonomys swinderianus, the greater cane rat, is one of Africa’s largest rodent…
Naked Molerat
Heterocephalus glaber Rüppell, 1842
Heterocephalus glaber, the naked mole-rat, is an East African underground-adapte…
Common Yellow-toothed Cavy
Galea musteloides Meyen, 1833
The common yellow-toothed cavy (Galea musteloides) is a cavy species closely rel…
Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy
Galea spixii (Wagler, 1831)
Spix's yellow-toothed cavy (Galea spixii) is an abundant South American cavy rod…
Common Yellow-toothed Cavy
Galea musteloides leucoblephara (Burmeister, 1861)
The common yellow-toothed cavy (Galea musteloides) is a Caviidae rodent closely …
Southern Mountain Cavy
Microcavia australis (I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & d'Orbigny, 1833)
Microcavia australis, the southern mountain cavy, is a tailless rodent found mai…
Montane Guinea Pig
Cavia tschudii Fitzinger, 1857
Cavia tschudii, the montane guinea pig, is a medium-sized South American Andean …
Brazilian Guinea Pig
Cavia aperea Erxleben, 1777
Cavia aperea (Brazilian guinea pig) is a medium-sized South American guinea pig …
Domestic Guinea Pig
Cavia porcellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cavia porcellus, the domestic guinea pig, is a domesticated Andean rodent kept a…
Patagonian Mara
Dolichotis patagonum (Zimmermann, 1780)
Dolichotis patagonum, the Patagonian mara, is a large caviid rodent endemic to A…
Rock Cavy
Kerodon rupestris (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Kerodon rupestris, the rock cavy, is a large herbivorous rodent native to rocky …
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766)
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, the capybara, is the largest living rodent, a semiaqu…
Lesser Capybara
Hydrochoerus isthmius Goldman, 1912
Hydrochoerus isthmius (lesser capybara) is a smaller, darker northern South Amer…
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca (Linnaeus, 1766)
Cuniculus paca, the lowland paca, is a rodent with distinct physical traits and …
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata Gray, 1842
Dasyprocta punctata, the Central American agouti, is a Dasyproctidae agouti spec…
Mexican Agouti
Dasyprocta mexicana Saussure, 1860
Dasyprocta mexicana, the Mexican agouti, is a medium-sized rodent native to Mexi…
Black Agouti
Dasyprocta fuliginosa Wagler, 1832
Dasyprocta fuliginosa (black agouti) is a rodent found in northwestern South Ame…
Roatan Island Agouti
Dasyprocta ruatanica Thomas, 1901
Dasyprocta ruatanica is a smaller agouti species found only on Roatán island, di…
Azara's Agouti
Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823
Azara's agouti is a Dasyproctidae agouti found in South America, listed as vulne…
