Rock cavy: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the rock cavy live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rock 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 rock cavy endangered?

The rock cavy’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the rock cavy?

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

About the rock cavy

The rock cavy or mocó (Kerodon rupestris) is a species of cavy that is endemic to eastern Brazil. It has also been introduced to the Atlantic island of Fernando de Noronha.

The rock cavy is called mocó in Brazilian Portuguese, and koriko pexerumen in the Xukuru language of Pernambuco, Brazil.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rock cavy (revision 1374486469), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769116 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).