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SPECIES Microcavia shiptoni

Author:Thomas, 1925.
Citation:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 15: 419.
Common Name:Shipton’s Mountain Cavy
Type Locality:Argentina, Catamarca Prov., Laguna Blanca, 3,400 m.
Distribution:NW Argentina in the mountains of Tucuman, Catamarca, and Salta Provinces between 3,000 to 4,000 m.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
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