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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Caviidae
--> SUBFAMILY Dolichotinae
--> GENUS Dolichotis
SPECIES Dolichotis patagonum
| Author: | Zimmermann, 1780. | | Citation: | Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere, 2: 328. | | Common Name: | Patagonian Mara | | Type Locality: | Argentina, Santa Cruz Prov., Puerto Deseado. | | Distribution: | Argentina, approx 28oS (Bolson de Pipanco, Catamarca Prov.) to 50oS. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). | | Comments: | Reviewed by Campos et al. (2001). Two subspecies (centricola, patagonum) recognized by Cabrera (1954). Karyotype has 2n=64 and FN=126 (Wurster et al., 1971). |
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