Southern Mountain Cavy

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Southern Mountain Cavy
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Caviidae
Genus: Microcavia
Species: M. australis
Binomial name
Microcavia australis
(I. Geoffroy & d'Orbigny, 1833)

The Southern Mountain Cavy (Microcavia australis) is a species of rodent in the Caviidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.

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