Rock cavy

Mountain guinea pigs ( Kerodon rupestris )

The mountain rocks or guinea pig guinea pigs ( Kerodon rupestris ) is a beheimatetes in northeastern Brazil wild guinea pigs. It's as big as a house guinea pigs near but has longer legs. The coat is gray above, yellowish brown below.

Habitat of the mountain guinea pig are rocky areas in the states of Minas Gerais, Bahia and Piauí. It hides during the day under stones and comes out at dawn. In search of food, mainly leaves, it also climbs trees.

The mountain guinea pigs to be tamed easily, but is nationally as a pet without meaning. In his home and his flesh is appreciated.

Genetic studies have shown that the mountain guinea pig is more closely related to the capybara as the authentics guinea pigs, so it is with this in a common subfamily, Hydrochoerinae, like.