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

Horacio Zeballos; Alexander Pari; Kateryn Pino; César E. Medina; Joel Córdova; Roberto Quispe

doi:10.4067/S0717-65382018000100085

Gayana (Jun 2018)

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

Horacio Zeballos,
Alexander Pari,
Kateryn Pino,
César E. Medina,
Joel Córdova,
Roberto Quispe

Affiliations

Horacio Zeballos
Alexander Pari
Kateryn Pino: Programa de Doctorado en Sistemática y Biodiversidad, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción
César E. Medina: Colección Científica, Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín, Av. Alcides Carrión s/n, Arequipa, Perú
Joel Córdova: Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann de Tacna, Av. Miraflores s/n, Tacna, Perú
Roberto Quispe: Santuario Histórico de Machu Picchu, SERNANP, Av. Oswaldo Baca N° 402, Cusco, Perú

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-65382018000100085
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 82, no. 1

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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.

Conservation, Puna Biogeographic Province, Rodents.

Published in Gayana

ISSN: 0717-652X (Print); 0717-6538 (Online)
Publisher: Universidad de Concepción
Country of publisher: Chile
LCC subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Oceanography; Science: Zoology
Website: https://gayana.cl/

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