Microcavia maenas

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Thomas's Mountain Cavy

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Infraorder: Hystricognathi
Parvorder: Caviomorpha
Superfamily: Cavioidea
Family: Caviidae
Subfamily: Caviinae
Genus: Microcavia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1898-04-01. Descriptions of two new Argentine Rodents. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)1(4):283-286.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365495

Original name as described

Cavia maenas

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1896.10.7.12

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5c0e1c42-4452-420a-99d9-9722c12b6d83

Type locality

Chilecito, 1200 m, La Rioja, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

Taxonomy notes

split from M. australis

Taxonomy notes citation

Teta, P., Ojeda, R.A., Lucero, S.O. and D'Elía, G. 2017. Geographic variation in cranial morphology of the southern mountain cavy, Microcavia australis (Rodentia, Caviidae): Taxonomic implications, with the description of a new species. Zoological Studies 56:29. a#34637

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001204

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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.

Total: 9 names and synonyms.

Cavia maenas

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Caviidae

Root name

maenas

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.10.7.12

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Chilecito, Rioja, 1200 metres

Type locality

Argentina: La Rioja (Argentina).

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5c0e1c42-4452-420a-99d9-9722c12b6d83

Authority page

284

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365495

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Cavia moenas:

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Caviidae

Root name

moenas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

527

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423408

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:527, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Caviella mænas:

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Caviidae

Root name

maenas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

303

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129878

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1916:303, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129878) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19641)

Caviella australis joannia

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Caviidae

Root name

joannia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.4.8.20

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Cañada Honda, San Juan. Alt. 500 m

Type locality

Argentina: San Juan: 31°59′S, 68°33′W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/98c1a170-25cf-4cd2-afd5-ff6ed5fd689e

Authority page

446

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626873

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Caviella australis salinia

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Caviidae

Root name

salinia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.4.7.6

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Salina country, at the extreme south-east of Catamarca. Typical series from Recreo.

Type locality

Argentina: Catamarca.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cfcf9be0-3f23-4f56-89eb-bd13aa77a58e

Authority page

447

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626874

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Microcavia australis joannia:

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Caviidae

Root name

joannia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

242

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Microcavia australis maenas:

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Caviidae

Root name

maenas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

242

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Microcavia australis salinia:

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Caviidae

Root name

salinia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

242

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Microcavia maenas:

Teta, R. A. Ojeda, Lucero, & D'Elía, 2017

Family

Caviidae

Root name

maenas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Zoological Studies

Name usages

Teta, Ojeda, Lucero & D'Elía (2017:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34637)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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