Cavia patzelti, commonly known as the Sacha guinea pig, is a species of Cavia native to Ecuador. Little is known about its population.[1]
Sacha guinea pig | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Caviidae |
Genus: | Cavia |
Species: | C. patzelti
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Binomial name | |
Cavia patzelti Schliemann, 1982
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References
edit- ^ "Cavia patzelti (Sacha Guinea Pig)". iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2018-05-04.