HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Caviidae
--> SUBFAMILY Caviinae
--> GENUS Microcavia
SPECIES Microcavia niata
Author: | Thomas, 1898. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 1: 282. | Common Name: | Andean Mountain Cavy | Type Locality: | Bolivia, La Paz Dept., Esperanza, Monte Sajama, 4,000 m. | Distribution: | Altiplano of SW Bolivia and N Chile. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | |
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