Galea spixii

Galea spixii

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Infraorder: Hystricognathi
Infraordo: Caviomorpha
Familia: Caviidae
Subfamilia: Caviinae
Genus: Galea
Species: Galea spixii

Name

Galea spixii (Wagler, 1831)

Vernacular names

References

* Galea spixii on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder

Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy, Galea spixii, is a cavy species from South America.[2] It is found in Bolivia east of the Andes and much of south central to northeastern Brazil.[1] The species is found in open savanna and semiarid habitats, such as the Cerrado and Caatinga.[1] It's karyotype has 2n = 64 and FN = 118.[2]
References

^ a b c Catzeflis, F., Patton, J., Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C. & Weksler, M. (2008). Galea spixii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 January 2009.
^ a b Musser, Guy G.; Carleton, Michael D. (16 November 2005). "Superfamily Muroidea (pp. 894-1531)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). p. 1554. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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