Common yellow-toothed cavy: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common yellow-toothed cavy lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Galea musteloides
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Caviidae

Where does the common yellow-toothed cavy live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common yellow-toothed cavy in 3 countries and territories across South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common yellow-toothed cavy endangered?

The common yellow-toothed cavy’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common yellow-toothed cavy?

The common yellow-toothed cavy (Galea musteloides) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Caviidae, genus Galea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common yellow-toothed cavy

The common yellow-toothed cavy (Galea musteloides) is a species of rodent in the family Caviidae, closely related to the domesticated guinea pig. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its karyotype has 2n = 68 and FN = 136. G. musteloides is the most common and widely found member of Galea, and is present at elevations ranging from 20 to 5000 m above sea level. It has yellow teeth.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common yellow-toothed cavy (revision 1356789585), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305723 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).