Southern Mountain Cavy
Microcavia australis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCaviidae (Cavies)
- GenusMicrocavia (Mountain Cavies)
- SpeciesMicrocavia australis (Southern Mountain Cavy)
Closest Relatives at Península Valdés
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Mountain Cavy in Península Valdés?
About 59% of visitor-days record a Southern Mountain Cavy sighting in Península Valdés, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Mountain Cavy in Península Valdés?
February has the highest sighting rate for Southern Mountain Cavy in Península Valdés in our monthly data.