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Cavia tschudii (montane guinea pig)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Caviidae

Taxonomy
Cavia tschudii was named by Fitzinger (1867). It is extant.

Subspecies
C. arequipae (syn. C. pallidior), C. osgoodi, C. sodalis, C. tschudii
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. lamingae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Cavia tschudii Fitzinger
2010Cavia tschudii Dunnum and Salazar-Bravo p. 379
2012Cavia tschudii Gava et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyCaviidae
genusCaviaPallas 1766
speciestschudiiFitzinger 1867

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cavia tschudii Fitzinger 1867 [montane guinea pig]
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Cavia tschudii osgoodi Sandborn 1949
Invalid names: Cavia tschudii pallidior Thomas 1917 [replaced]
Cavia tschudii tschudii Fitzinger 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:33:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 0.12900 to 0.01400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.014 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014Mexico (Sonora) Cavia tschudii (213027)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Tucuman) Cavia tschudii (216696)