Dolichotis patagonum (Zimmermann 1780)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Caviidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1552-1556 : 1555

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scientific name	Dolichotis patagonum (Zimmermann 1780)
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[Cavia] patagonum Zimmermann 1780 , Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere, 2: 328.

Type Locality: Argentina, Santa Cruz Prov., Puerto Deseado.

Vernacular Names: Patagonian Mara.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Dolichotis patagonum subsp. patagonum Zimmermann 1780

Subspecies Dolichotis patagonum subsp. centricola Thomas 1902

Distribution: Argentina, approx 28 o S (Bolson de Pipanco, Catamarca Prov.) to 50 o S.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Reviewed by Campos et al. (2001). Two subspecies (centricola, patagonum ) recognized by Cabrera (1954). Karyotype has 2n=64 and FN=126 ( Wurster et al., 1971).