First record of the Andean-mountain cavy Microcavia niata (Caviidae, Rodentia) from Peru

ABSTRACT We report for the first time the presence of the Andean-Mountain Cavy, Microcavia niata, in Peru, being a new genus and species for Peruvian wildlife. We base our report on two specimens found in the highlands of Tacna, southwestern Peru.

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Autores principales: Zeballos,Horacio, Pari,Alexander, Pino,Kateryn, Medina,César E., Córdova,Joel, Quispe,Roberto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción 2018
Acceso en línea:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-65382018000100085
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Sumario:ABSTRACT We report for the first time the presence of the Andean-Mountain Cavy, Microcavia niata, in Peru, being a new genus and species for Peruvian wildlife. We base our report on two specimens found in the highlands of Tacna, southwestern Peru.