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)

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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 mass253.57 gN = 38Taraborelli and Moreno 2009
♂ body mass238.18 gN = 38Taraborelli and Moreno 2009
♀ skull length47.8 mmN = 1Thomas 1921
♀ skull length49.8 mmN = 1Thomas 1921
♂ skull length46.6 mmN = 1Thomas 1921
♂ skull length55.4 mmN = 1Thomas 1921
skull length50.5 mmN = 1Thomas 1921

See also Microcavia, Microcavia sp.