Acrobatic cavy | |
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Scientific classification | |
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) is a cavy species from South America. It is native to Brazil, and can be found in the Amazon rainforest. It is found from Goiás state to state, west of the Espigão Mestre, Serra Geral de Goiás, and is also found in Terra Ronca State Park.