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Shipton's mountain cavy

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Shipton's mountain cavy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Caviidae
Genus: Microcavia
Species:
M. shiptoni
Binomial name
Microcavia shiptoni
(Thomas, 1925)

Shipton's mountain cavy (Microcavia shiptoni) is a species of rodent in the family Caviidae. It is endemic to Argentina.

References

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  1. ^ Lacher, T.; Roach, N. (2020). "Microcavia shiptoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13321A22189676. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13321A22189676.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.