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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Caviidae
--> SUBFAMILY Caviinae
--> GENUS Galea
SPECIES Galea musteloides
| Author: | Meyen, 1832. | | Citation: | Nouv. Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol., 16: 597. | | Common Name: | Common Yellow-toothed Cavy | | Type Locality: | Peru, Paso de Tacna, on road to Lake Titicaca. | | Distribution: | S Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, N Chile. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common. | | Comments: | Reviewed by Mann (1950). Karyotype has 2n=68 and FN=136 (George et al., 1972). |
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