Southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis [Here as Cavia australis]) is a species of South American rodent in the family Caviidae. hand coloured sketched From the book 'Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale' [Journey to South America: (Brazil, the eastern republic of Uruguay, the Argentine Republic, Patagonia, the republic of Chile, the republic of Bolivia, the republic of Peru), executed during the years 1826 - 1833] 4th volume By: Orbigny, Alcide Dessalines d', d'Orbigny, 1802-1857; Montagne, Jean François Camille, 1784-1866; Martius, Karl Friedrich Philipp von, 1794-1868 Published Paris :C

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Southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis [Here as Cavia australis]) is a species of South American rodent in the family Caviidae. hand coloured sketched From the book 'Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale' [Journey to South America: (Brazil, the eastern republic of Uruguay, the Argentine Republic, Patagonia, the republic of Chile, the republic of Bolivia, the republic of Peru), executed during the years 1826 - 1833] 4th volume By: Orbigny, Alcide Dessalines d', d'Orbigny, 1802-1857; Montagne, Jean François Camille, 1784-1866; Martius, Karl Friedrich Philipp von, 1794-1868 Published Paris :Chez Pitois-Levrault et ... ;1835-1847

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