Cavia magna Ximinez 1980

Cavia magna Ximinez 1980, Rev. Nordest. Biol., 3 (especial): 148.

Type Locality: "en las orillas del arroyo Imbé, municipio de Tramandaí, estado de Rio Grande del Sur, Brasil ".

Vernacular Names: Greater Guinea Pig.

Distribution: Dept. of Rocha, Uruguay, to Estados Rio Grande del Sur and Santa Catarina, N Brazil.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Karyotype has 2n=64 and FN=128 (Gava et al., 1998).