Microcavia australis (rodent)
Mass: 246.0 g based on Taraborelli and Moreno 2009
Latitudinal range: -47.7° to -39.8°Habitats: temperate savanna (1), desert/xeric shrubland (2)
Found in 4 samples
Argentina: Sierras de Tecka, Parque Nacional Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo (Tyto alba), Parque Nacional Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo (Bubo magellanicus), Negro Muerto 3 (Holocene)
Size measurements:
| ♀ body mass | 253.57 g | N = 38 | Taraborelli and Moreno 2009 |
| ♂ body mass | 238.18 g | N = 38 | Taraborelli and Moreno 2009 |
| ♀ skull length | 47.8 mm | N = 1 | Thomas 1921 |
| ♀ skull length | 49.8 mm | N = 1 | Thomas 1921 |
| ♂ skull length | 46.6 mm | N = 1 | Thomas 1921 |
| ♂ skull length | 55.4 mm | N = 1 | Thomas 1921 |
| skull length | 50.5 mm | N = 1 | Thomas 1921 |
See also Microcavia, Microcavia sp.