Cavia tschudii
Fitzinger, 1867
Montane Guinea Pig

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Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Parvorder | : Caviomorpha |
| Superfamily | : Cavioidea |
| Family | : Caviidae |
| Subfamily | : Caviinae |
| Genus | : Cavia |
Species status
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/6476840Original 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. and Groves, C.P. 2004. The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives. Journal of Archaeological Science 31(5):645-651. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2003.10.006
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
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