Guinea Pig Related Rodents

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I have taken this from another forum I am a member of, I created this document, perhaps a Moderator could make this a sticky?

Guinea Pigs are in the group called Rodents, within that group are 30 families and 1,702 species.

Classification:

Kingdom – Animalia

Phylum – Chordata

Class – Mammalia

Suborder – Caviomorpha

Families – 18

Species – 188

Guinea Pigs are related to some strange and some magnificent rodent.

Included in this ‘umbrella’ group are species as diverse as the semi-aquatic Capybara, the largest living rodent: the New World porcupines, which are arboreal and possess distinctive spines and a prehensile tail: and African Mole Rats, which live underground. The defining feature of the suborder is the organisation of the jaw muscles, and most species are characterized by a relatively large head, a sturdy body, a short tail and slender legs. Cavy-Like rodents are found throughout Africa, the Americas and Asia.

HERE ARE THE RELATIVES:

North American Porcupine - Erethizon dorsatum

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Cape Porcupine - Hystrix africaeaustralis

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Prehensile-Tailed Porcupine - Coendou prehensilis

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Guinea Pig - Cavia aperea

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Capybara - Hydrochaerus hydrochaeris

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Mara - Dolichotis patagonum

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Paca - Agouti paca

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Plains Viscacha - Lagostomus maximus

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Azara's Agouti - Dasyprocta azarae

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Chinchilla - Chinchilla lanigera

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Desmarest's Hutia - Capromys pilorides

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Naked Mole Rat - Heterocephalus glaber

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http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2002/3/nakedm olerats.cfm

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Degu - Octodon degus

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Coypu - Myocastor coypus

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Hottentot Mole Rat - Cryptomys hottentotus

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Namaqua Dune Mole Rat - Bathyergus janetta

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I know you can't have them as pets but i would love a capybara and a desmarest's hutia :)
 
Sars1359 said:
the naked Mole rat = ugleeeeeee

sorry lil guy but its true
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They are definately not the Brad Pitt's of the rodent world but i'm usually a sucker for an animals that someone else would call ugly! That's why i usually leave resuce centres with the animals that have been there years! I remember going a few years back and seeing this lone male rat the staff had nicknamed Fluffy! His parents had both been rex rats and when you breed two rexes together you get bald or in most cases bald with bald with patches. And this is what this guy looked liked, i thought he was lovely but he'd been over looked so many times because people thought he was ugly. I resolved to take him but he died before i could pick him up :'(
 
carrot_tit said:
I know you can't have them as pets but i would love a capybara and a desmarest's hutia :)
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You can actually keep capybara's and Mara's as pets, if you have a paddock or field! I've read about them in a book, the last section was 'alternative pets' which included hedgehogs, mara's and sugar gliders etc....

I would love to have a Mara, but i bet they cost a lot to keep!
 
Guinea-Tia-Flossie said:
carrot_tit said:
I know you can't have them as pets but i would love a capybara and a desmarest's hutia :)
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You can actually keep capybara's and Mara's as pets, if you have a paddock or field! I've read about them in a book, the last section was 'alternative pets' which included hedgehogs, mara's and sugar gliders etc....

I would love to have a Mara, but i bet they cost a lot to keep!
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HHMM Perhaps if i had a couple of acres but at them moment if they won't fit in my bedroom they are no go! NEED MUCH BIGGER ROOM!
 
I have been enquiring about keeping a small herd of Capybara with DEFRA and they do need a special licence, if I remember correctly they come under the Dangeous Animals Act, or something along thoughs lines. Local council also need to approve of the housing area they are kept in.

I have been in contact with the same person and they have Cuy for sale, they are the larger guinea pigs, which are mainly eatten in South America. I have been doing some research on them and they are a hybrid, cross between domestic and wild cavy. I was told that there also might be an opporunity for a pair of Wild Cavies. I havent decided what I am doing yet. I might not get any.

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