Andean mountain cavy

Andean mountain cavy
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Caviidae
Genus:	Microcavia
Species:	M. niata
Binomial name
*Microcavia niata* (Thomas, 1898)

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

References

↑ Dunnum, J., Vargas, J., Bernal, N., Ojeda, R. & Jayat, J. P. (2008). Microcavia niata. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 January 2009.

Extant species of family Caviidae (Cavies)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Galea (Yellow-toothed cavies)	Yellow-toothed Cavy (Galea flavidens) Common Yellow-toothed Cavy (Galea musteloides) Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy (Galea spixii) Muenster Yellow-toothed Cavy (Galea monasteriensis)

Microcavia (Mountain cavies)	Southern Mountain Cavy (Microcavia australis) Andean Mountain Cavy (Microcavia niata) Shipton's Mountain Cavy (Microcavia shiptoni)

Cavia (Guinea pigs)	Brazilian Guinea Pig (Cavia aperea) Shiny Guinea Pig (Cavia fulgida) Santa Catarina´s Guinea Pig (Cavia intermedia) Greater Guinea Pig (Cavia magna) Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) Montane Guinea Pig (Cavia tschudii)

Dolichotis (Maras)	Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum) Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola)

Hydrochoerus	Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Lesser Capybara (Hydrochoerus isthmius)

Kerodon (Rock cavies)	Rock Cavy (Kerodon rupestris) Acrobatic cavy (Kerodon acrobata)

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