Patagonian cavy
Patagonian cavy
Lesley Fountain
America Zoo
Patagonian cavy - DOLECHOTIS PATAGONUM
Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia)
Subclass: True Mammals (Eutheria)
Order: Gnawing Mammals (Rodentia)
Family: Caviidae.
The Name "Cavy": "Cavy" may come from the native South American Tupi Galibi word "cabiai." Patagonia is the area in southern Argentina.
Location: Patagonia.
Habitat: Terrestrial. Pampas.
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