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Rock cavy
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricognathi
Family : Caviidae
Subfamily : Caviinae
Species : Kerodon rupestris
The Rock cavy is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Rock cavy
Adult weight : 0.95 kg (2.09 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 13 years
Female maturity :151 days
Gestation : 75 days
Weaning : 35 days
Litter size : 2
Weight at birth : 0.076 kg (0.1672 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 2 W
Body mass : 0.801 kg (1.7622 lbs)
Facts about the rock cavy
The mocó (kerodon rupestris) is also a small native rodent – the rock cavy – which is close to extinction and which Tamanduá Farm now raises in captivity with the objective of repopulating, with the authorization of the IBAMA (Brazilian Institute for the (Full text)
The female rock cavy is believed to produce two litters a year, each consisting of 1 or 2 young. (Full text)
The Rock Cavy is found in North-Eastern Brazil, but is close to extinction in the wild.
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