Acrobatic cavy

Acrobatic cavy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Caviidae
Genus: Kerodon
Species:
K. acrobata
Binomial name
Kerodon acrobata
Moojen et al., 1997

The acrobatic cavy (Kerodon acrobata) also known as the acrobatic moco and climbing cavy is a cavy species native to Brazil. It is found from Goiás state to Tocantins state, west of the Espigão Mestre, Serra Geral de Goiás, and is also found in Terra Ronca State Park.[1]

  1. ^ a b Roach, N. (2016). "Kerodon acrobata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136222A22190183. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136222A22190183.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.