First record of the Andean-mountain cavy Microcavia niata (Caviidae, Rodentia) from Peru
Vol. 82 No. 1 (2018), Short Communications
Vol. 82 No. 1 (2018)

First record of the Andean-mountain cavy Microcavia niata (Caviidae, Rodentia) from Peru

Short Communications
https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-65382018000100085
Published 2018-06-30
Horacio Zeballos
Instituto de Ciencias de la Naturaleza, Territorio y Energías Renovables; Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Av. Universitaria 1801, San Miguel, Lima 32, Perú.
Alexander Pari
Colección Científica, Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín, Av. Alcides Carrión s/n, Arequipa, Perú.
Kateryn Pino
Programa de Doctorado en Sistemática y Biodiversidad, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción
César E. Medina
Colección Científica, Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín, Av. Alcides Carrión s/n, Arequipa, Perú
Joel Córdova
Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann de Tacna, Av. Miraflores s/n, Tacna, Perú
Roberto Quispe
Santuario Histórico de Machu Picchu, SERNANP, Av. Oswaldo Baca N° 402, Cusco, Perú
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Keywords

Conservation, Puna Biogeographic Province, Rodents.

Abstract

We report for the first time the presence of the Andean-Mountain Cavy, Microcavia niata, in Peru, being a new genus and species for Peruvian wildlife. We base our report on two specimens found in the highlands of Tacna, southwestern Peru.

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-65382018000100085
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