Andean mountain cavy

Andean mountain cavy
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Caviidae
Genus: Microcavia
Species: M. niata
Binomial name
Microcavia niata
(Thomas, 1898)

The Andean mountain cavy (Microcavia niata) is a species of rodent in the family Caviidae. It is found in Bolivia and Chile.

References

  1. Dunnum, J., Vargas, J., Bernal, N., Ojeda, R. & Jayat, J. P. (2008). Microcavia niata. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
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