Cavia patzelti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caviomorpha
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha

Familia: Caviidae
Subfamilia: Caviinae
Genus: Cavia
Species: Cavia patzelti

Name

Cavia patzelti Schliemann, 1982

• Holotype: ZMH 7593, adult ♀, body in alcohol with skull removed, collected by Erwin Patzelt in August 1978.
• Type locality: “Hochkordillere von Alao, Provinz Chimborazo, Equador”.

Combinations

• Cavia aperea patzelti Schliemann, 1982: 81 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Cavia patzelti: Dunnum & Salazar-Bravo, 2010: 5 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

References

Primary references

• Schliemann, H. 1982. Nachweis wilder Meerschweinchen für Ecuador und Beschreibung von Cavia aperea patzelti subsp. nov. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 47(2): 79–90. BHL Reference page. 
• Dunnum, J.L. & Salazar-Bravo, J. 2010. Molecular systematics, taxonomy and biogeography of the genus Cavia (Rodentia: Caviidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 48(4): 376–388. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2009.00561.x Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Sacha Guinea Pig