Cuvieronius hyodon Fischer, 1814
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Mastotherium hyodon Fischer, 1814
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: early Holocene (Dávila et al., 2019)
Distribution
Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru.
"restricted to Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia" (Mothé et al. 2017)
Guatemala (Dávila et al., 2019)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
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