 The rainfall is reduced in winter seasons.The Moleques do Sul guinea pigs are found in 6.34 ha area covered with herbaceous vegetation that serves as a stable food source, "Paspalum vaginatum" and "Stenotraphrum secundatum", while it only amounts to 0.77 ha of land.Bushes and grasses such as "Cortaderia selloana" and "Verbesina glabrata" surround the grazing grounds and supply protection and shelter to these insular cavies.