This cavy lives in the Brazilian Cerrado and has been recorded in dry-forest patches with rocky outcrops. It mainly eats leaves, and activity has been recorded across both day and night.
The genus-level description of Kerodon notes a long muzzle, no tail and coarse grey to light-brown fur.
A study in central Brazil recorded activity during both day and night. The animals mainly ate leaves, as well as flowers, fruit, shoots and bark.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.