Microcavia sorojchi
Teta, Jayat, & P. E. Ortiz, 2021
Sorojchi Mountain Cavy
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Superfamily | : Cavioidea |
| Family | : Caviidae |
| Subfamily | : Caviinae |
| Genus | : Microcavia |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Teta, P., Jayat, J.P. and Ortiz, P.E. 2021-10-26. A new species of the genus Microcavia (Rodentia, Caviidae). Therya 13(1):103-114.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.12933/therya-22-1217Original name as described
Microcavia sorojchi
Type material
CML 66
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Argentina: provincia de Salta, departamento Los Andes, Chorrillos. 5,000 msnm (ca. -24.22°, -66.45°)."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Argentina
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Teta, P., Jayat, J. P., & Ortiz, P. E. (2021). A new species of the genus Microcavia (Rodentia, Caviidae). Therya, 13(1), XX-XX.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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