Cavia patzelti Schliemann 1982 (guinea pig)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae

Alternative combination: Cavia aperea patzelti

Belongs to Cavia according to J. L. Dunnum and J. Salazar-Bravo 2010

Sister taxa: Cavia (Cavia), Cavia aperea, Cavia cabrerai, Cavia fulgida, Cavia galileoi, Cavia intermedia, Cavia lamingnae, Cavia magna, Cavia oeningensis, Cavia porcellus, Cavia tschudii, Cavia vates

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cavia patzelti in the database

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