Dolichotis patagonum

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780)

Patagonian Mara

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Cavioidea
Family : Caviidae
Subfamily : Dolichotinae
Genus : Dolichotis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Zimmermann, E.A.W. von. 1780. Geographische Geschichte des Menschen, und der vierfüßigen Thiere. Zweiter Band. Weygandsche Buchhandlung, Leipzig, 432 pp.

Authority publication link

https://publikationsserver.tu-braunschweig.de/receive/dbbs_mods_00021827

Original name as described

Cavia patagonum

Other common names

Mara · Patagonian Cavy · Patagonian Hare

Type locality

type locality not given. Identified by G. H. H. Tate in 1935 as "Patagonia," Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina · Chile?

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001207

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. 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.

Dolichotis magellanicus centricola

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Caviidae

Root name

centricola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.5.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7792fee4-7262-43d9-888e-50467c7ae3ce

Authority page

242

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331527

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Cavia pampas

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

pampas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

viii, 85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130069 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130170

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:viii, 85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130069, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Dasyprocta Patagonum

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patagonum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Chloromys patagonicus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patagonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

301

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207768

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:301, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207768) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Dolichotis magellanica

Lahille, 1899

Family

Caviidae

Root name

magellanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

193

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147059

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

  1. Lahille (1899:193, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147059) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  2. Yepes (1935:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Dolichotis magellanica centricola

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Caviidae

Root name

centricola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

245

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Dolichotis magellanica magellanica

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Caviidae

Root name

magellanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

245

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Dolichotis patagona

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patagona

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

190

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Dolichotis patagonum

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patagonum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

573

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:437) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6785) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6785) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6785/22190337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dolichotis patagonum centricola

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

Family

Caviidae

Root name

centricola

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 (2016:437) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

patachonicha

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

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patachonicha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1555

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005:1555) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dolichotis patagonum patagonum

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

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patagonum

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 (2016:437) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cavia patagonum

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patagonum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

328

Authority publication

Leipzig

Cavia magellanica

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

magellanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664244

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

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

Cavia patachonica

(G. K. Shaw, 1801)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patachonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

226

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19603453

Authority publication

London

Cavia patagonica

(Goldfuss, 1809)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patagonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

170

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498004

Authority publication

Erlangen

Lepus patagonicus

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patagonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal · nomen_novum

Authority page

825

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375572

Authority publication

Jena

Dolichotis patagonicha

A. G. Desmarest, 1819

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patagonicha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société philomatique de Paris (1814-1824)

Dasyprocta patagonica

(J. E. Gray, 1827)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patagonica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

272

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34790466

Authority publication

London

Mara patagonica

(Lesson, 1831)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patagonica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

pl. 42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28724649

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Chloromys Patachonicus

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1839)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patachonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40299827

Authority publication

London

Dolichotis patichonica

G. R. Waterhouse, 1848

Family

Caviidae

Root name

patichonica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

pl. 3 (fig. 1)

Authority publication

London

Dolichotis patachonica fossilis

F. Ameghino, 1889

Family

Caviidae

Root name

fossilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

221

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51769740

Authority publication

Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de la República Argentina

Dolichotis australis

J. Yepes, 1940

Family

Caviidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

233

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

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