Cavia tschudii

Fitzinger, 1867

Montane 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

Fitzinger, L.J.F.J. 1867. Versuch einer natürlichen Anordnung der Nagethiere (Rodentia). (Schluss.). Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften 56:57-168.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476840

Original name as described

Cavia Tschudii

Type locality

"in der Umgegend der Stadt Yca," Ica, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia · Chile · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

wild form of C. porcellus

Taxonomy notes citation

Gentry, A., Clutton-Brock, J., & Groves, C. P. (2004). The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives. Journal of Archaeological Science, 31(5), 645-651.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001196

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 tschudii umbrata

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Caviidae

Root name

umbrata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1894.8.6.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4db80e84-d16f-42ef-adfd-f02db5b4467e

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22130726

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cavia tschudii pallidior

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Caviidae

Root name

pallidior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.10.1.85

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/78f97f1c-ad91-45e3-9b07-c6b5e99d928f

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22130727

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cavia tschudii arequipae

Osgood, 1919

Family

Caviidae

Root name

arequipae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.10.1.85

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/78f97f1c-ad91-45e3-9b07-c6b5e99d928f

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52847997

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Cavia tschudii sodalis

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Caviidae

Root name

sodalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.2.13.150

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7cd45d07-cb0e-4e54-859e-e988f9a2058e

Authority page

607

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cavia tschudii stolida

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Caviidae

Root name

stolida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.5.3.145

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4a9cb777-9a65-4c9e-887a-5ab592c59de7

Authority page

166

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cavia tschudii festina

O. Thomas, 1927

Family

Caviidae

Root name

festina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1927.11.1.230

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/317a1acc-ff39-4982-982e-3dfbefe5762f

Authority page

604

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cavia atahualpae

Osgood, 1913

Family

Caviidae

Root name

atahualpae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:19480

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=4aea3dea-9bc4-42a5-a897-1e12c473e4b9

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4465001

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

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

Cavia tschudii osgoodi

Sanborn, 1949

Family

Caviidae

Root name

osgoodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:52472

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=41592d33-6f80-47f5-8618-83794bbef344

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35878845

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cavia tschudi sodalis

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Caviidae

Root name

sodalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Cavia tschudi

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Caviidae

Root name

tschudi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Cavia tschudii tschudii

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Caviidae

Root name

tschudii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cavia tschudii atahualpae

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

Family

Caviidae

Root name

atahualpae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

433

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cavia tschudii pallidor

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

Family

Caviidae

Root name

pallidor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

433

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cavia Tschudii

Fitzinger, 1867

Family

Caviidae

Root name

tschudii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

154

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476840

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Ortiz, Jayat, Barbière, Sampietro Vattuone & Peña Monné (2019:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/42734)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4068/22188991) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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