Cavia patzelti

Schliemann, 1982

Sacha 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

Authority citation

Schliemann, H. 1982. Nachweis wilder Meerschweinchen für Ecuador und Beschreibung von _Cavia aperea patzelti_ subsp. nov. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 47:79-90.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445736

Original name as described

Cavia aperea patzelti

Type material

ZMH 7593

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Hochkordillere von Alao, Provinz Chimborazo, Equador," Alao, Chimborazo, Ecuador.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador

Taxonomy notes

split from C. aperea

Taxonomy notes citation

Dunnum, J. L., & Salazar‐Bravo, J. (2010). Molecular systematics, taxonomy and biogeography of the genus Cavia (Rodentia: Caviidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 48(4), 376-388.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001194

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Cavia aperea patzelti

Schliemann, 1982

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patzelti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMH 7593

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445736

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Cavia patzelti

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patzelti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

433

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000040) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000040) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/86263590/86263599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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