Microcavia niata — Overview

Andean Mountain Cavy learn more about names for this taxon

IUCN threat status:

Least Concern (LC)

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Range Description

This species occurs in the Altiplano of southwest Bolivia and northeast Chile (Woods and Kilpatrick, 2005). It has not been collected from southern Bolivia and bordering northern Argentina but it is expected to occur there. It has an elevational range of 3,500 to 4,000 m asl.

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