Shipton's mountain cavy

Species of rodent

Shipton's mountain cavy
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Caviidae
Genus: Microcavia
Species:
M. shiptoni
Binomial name
Microcavia shiptoni
(Thomas, 1925)

Shipton's mountain cavy (Microcavia shiptoni) is a species of rodent in the family Caviidae. It is endemic to Argentina.

References

  1. ^ Lacher, T.; Roach, N. (2020). "Microcavia shiptoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13321A22189676. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13321A22189676.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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Extant species of family Caviidae (Cavies)
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Order: Rodentia
  • Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Caviinae
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)
Galea
(Yellow-toothed
cavies)
  • Southern highland yellow-toothed cavy (Galea comes)
  • Yellow-toothed cavy (Galea flavidens)
  • Lowland yellow-toothed cavy (Galea leucoblephara)
  • Common yellow-toothed cavy (Galea musteloides)
  • Spix's yellow-toothed cavy (Galea spixii)
Microcavia
(Mountain cavies)
  • Southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis)
  • Andean mountain cavy (Microcavia niata)
  • Shipton's mountain cavy (Microcavia shiptoni)
Dolichotinae (Maras)
Dolichotis
  • Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
Pediolagus
  • Chacoan mara (Pediolagus salinicola)
Hydrochoerinae
Hydrochoerus
  • Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
  • Lesser capybara (Hydrochoerus isthmius)
Kerodon
(Rock cavies)
  • Rock cavy (Kerodon rupestris)
  • Acrobatic cavy (Kerodon acrobata)
Category
Taxon identifiers
Microcavia shiptoni


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