Southern mountain cavy: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Southern mountain cavy Microcavia australis Least concern

Where the southern 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 90 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Microcavia australis
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 southern mountain cavy live?

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

Argentina

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 southern mountain cavy endangered?

The southern 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 southern mountain cavy?

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

About the southern mountain cavy

The southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis) is a species of South American rodent in the family Caviidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern mountain cavy (revision 1366354848), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1770240 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).