Higher classification Cavia | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Cavia fulgida Rank Species | |
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Similar Montane guinea pig, Cavia, Rodent, Cavies, Greater guinea pig | ||
The shiny guinea pig, Cavia fulgida, is a guinea pig species of southeastern South America.
The rodent is endemic to Brazil and Argentina. It is native to the Atlantic Forest ecoregions.
Taxonomy
Wagler in 1831 first called the species Cavia fulgida; P. W. Lund identified a Cavia rufescens in 1841, but since Oldfield Thomas (1901) these are considered to be identical species.
References
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