Andean mountain cavy: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Andean mountain cavy Microcavia niata Least concern

Where the Andean mountain cavy lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 31 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Microcavia niata
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Caviidae

Where does the Andean mountain cavy live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Andean mountain cavy in 1 country or territory across South America.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Andean mountain cavy endangered?

The Andean mountain cavy’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Andean mountain cavy?

The Andean mountain cavy (Microcavia niata) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Caviidae, genus Microcavia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Andean mountain cavy

The Andean mountain cavy (Microcavia niata) is a species of rodent in the family Caviidae. It is found in Bolivia, Chile and Peru.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Andean mountain cavy (revision 1372849450), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769471 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).