Acrobatic cavy: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Acrobatic cavy lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Kerodon acrobata
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Caviidae

Where does the Acrobatic cavy live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Acrobatic cavy in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Brazil. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Brazil

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Acrobatic cavy endangered?

The Acrobatic cavy’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Acrobatic cavy?

The Acrobatic cavy (Kerodon acrobata) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Caviidae, genus Kerodon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Acrobatic cavy

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Acrobatic cavy (revision 1365985536), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1761800 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).