Cavia intermedia
Cherem, Olimpio, & Ximénez, 1999
Santa Catarina's Guinea Pig
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Superfamily | : Cavioidea |
| Family | : Caviidae |
| Subfamily | : Caviinae |
| Genus | : Cavia |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Cherem, J.J., Olimpio, J. and Ximénez, A. 1999. Descrição de uma nova espécie do gênero Cavia Pallas, 1766 (Mammalia – Caviidae) das Ilhas dos Moleques do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sul do Brasil. Biotemas 12(1):95-117.
Authority publication link
http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/restaurados/12_1/95-117.pdfOriginal name as described
Cavia intermedia
Other common names
Intermediate Guinea Pig · Moleques do Sul Guinea Pig
Type material
UFSC 585
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"A maior das três ilhas que formam o Arquipélago de Moleques do Sul, a 27° 51' S, e 48° 26' W," Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
IUCN Red List status
Critically Endangered
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