Microcavia sorojchi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caviomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha

Familia: Caviidae
Subfamilia: Caviinae
Genus: Microcavia
Species: Microcavia sorojchi

Name

Microcavia sorojchi Teta, Jayat & Ortiz, 2021: 106

• Holotype: CML 66, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by Emilio Budin in February 1930.
• Type locality: “Argentina: provincia de Salta, departamento Los Andes, Chorrillos. 5,000 msnm (ca. -24.22°, -66.45°)”.

References

Primary references

• Teta, P., Jayat, P. & Ortiz, P.E. 2021. A new species of the genus Microcavia (Rodentia, Caviidae). Therya 13(1): 103–114. DOI: 10.12933/therya-22-1217 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Sorojchi Mountain Cavy