Acrobatic cavy
Kerodon acrobata Moojen, Locks & Langguth, 1997
The acrobatic cavy (Kerodon acrobata) is a species in the family Caviidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 800 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.
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Quick facts about the acrobatic cavy
- Weight
- 800 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- At dawn and dusk (crepuscular)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the acrobatic cavy live?
Not recorded
What is the acrobatic cavy?
The acrobatic cavy (Kerodon acrobata) also known as the acrobatic moco and climbing cavy is a cavy species native to Brazil. It is found from Goiás state to Tocantins state, west of the Espigão Mestre, Serra Geral de Goiás, and is also found in Terra Ronca State Park.
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Is the acrobatic cavy endangered?
The acrobatic cavy is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species.
How is the acrobatic cavy classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyCaviidae
- genusKerodon
- SpeciesKerodon acrobata Moojen, Locks & Langguth, 1997
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- Acrobat cavyEnglish
- Climbing cavyEnglish
- Climbing cavyEnglish
- كابياء بهلوانيةArabic
- KlettermeerschweinchenGerman
- Cavia acrobaticaItalian
- トウハンモコJapanese
- 곡예사캐비Korean
- moko zwinnyPolish
- Mocó-acrobataPortuguese
Relatives of the acrobatic cavy
Other species in the same genus Kerodon.
Rock cavy
Kerodon rupestris
CompareAcrobatic cavy vs Rock cavy
Common questions
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How big is the acrobatic cavy?
An adult acrobatic cavy weighs 800 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the acrobatic cavy endangered?
The acrobatic cavy is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
What kind of animal is the acrobatic cavy?
The acrobatic cavy (Kerodon acrobata) belongs to the family Caviidae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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