Southern Mountain Cavy (Microcavia australis)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Southern Mountain Cavy (Microcavia australis) made in Parque Nacional Sierras de las Quijadas, San Luis, Argentina on 06/07/2026. The photograph was published by Walter Bustamante and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata | |
| Class: | Mammalia | |
| Order: | Rodentia | |
| Family: | Caviidae | |
| Scientific name: | Microcavia australis | |
| English Name: | Southern Mountain Cavy | |
| Spanish Name: | Cuis Chico Menor | |
| Portuguese Name: | ||
| Conservation status: |
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| Sex: | Indistinguishable | |
| Life stage: | Adult | |
| Registration date: | 06/07/2026 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Province / Department: | San Luis | |
| Location or protected area: | Parque Nacional Sierras de las Quijadas | |
| Location accuracy: | Low | |
| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
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| Photography ID: | 703165 View Full Record | |
| Manufacturer: | NIKON | |
| Camera model: | COOLPIX P610 | |
| Shutter speed: | 1/320 | |
| Aperture: | 5.6 | |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 100 | |
| Focal length: | 90mm | |
| Creation date: | 2026:07:06 13:57:49 | |
| Using Flash: | No | |
| Publication date: | 09/06/2026 13:27:45 | |
