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title: "Southern Mountain Cavy"
description: "Microcavia australis — Mamíferos. The southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis) is a species of South American rodent in the family Caviidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/southern-mountain-cavy
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Mountain Cavy

> Microcavia australis — Mamíferos. The southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis) is a species of South American rodent in the family Caviidae.

- Scientific name: *Microcavia australis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 509
- Wikidata: [Q1770240](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1770240)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43804](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43804)

## Names

- en: Southern Mountain Cavy
- de: Südliches Zwergmeerschweinchen
- es: Cuis chico
- fr: Cobaye nain austral
- nl: Zuidelijke dwergcavia
- pl: Kawiaczka górska

## Countries with the most observations

AR (411)

## Summary

The southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis) is a species of South American rodent in the family Caviidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_mountain_cavy

## Photo

![Southern Mountain Cavy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-mountain-cavy/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62001051

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-mountain-cavy?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).