Southern mountain cavy
| Southern mountain cavy | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Rodentia | 
| Family: | Caviidae | 
| Genus: | Microcavia | 
| Species: | M. australis | 
| Binomial name | |
| Microcavia australis (I. Geoffroy & d'Orbigny, 1833) | |
The southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis) is a species of South American rodent in the family Caviidae.