After McKenna & Bell, 1997, with Recent species from Nowak, 1991
Cavia Pallas, 1766 Cauia Storr, 1780 Anoema F. Cuvier, 1809 Cobaya G. Cuvier, 1817 Coiza Billberg, 1828 Cobaia Aymard, 1854 Mamcavius Herrera, 1899 including?: †Moco Lund, 1840 †Perea Lund, 1840 Prea Liais, 1872 (?lapsus calami, = Perea Lund, 1840?) Cavia aperea Erxleben, 1777 Cavia aperea aperea Erxleben, 1777 Cavia aperea porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 Cavia fulgida Wagler, 1831 Cavia magna Ximinez, 1980 Cavia tschudii (Fitzinger, 1857)
Reference(s):
- McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K., (eds.) 1997: Classification of mammals – above the species level.
–Columbia University Press, New York, 1997, xii-631 - Nowak, R. M., 1991: Walker's Mammals of the World; Part 1.
–The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, 1991, xlviii-642-lxiii - Nowak, R. M., 1991: Walker's mammals of the World; Part 2.
–The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, 1991, xii-643-1629