Spix's yellow-toothed cavy: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Spix's yellow-toothed cavy lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Galea spixii
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Caviidae

Where does the Spix's yellow-toothed cavy live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Spix's yellow-toothed cavy in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Aragarças.

Brazil

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 Spix's yellow-toothed cavy endangered?

The Spix's yellow-toothed cavy’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Spix's yellow-toothed cavy?

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

About the Spix's yellow-toothed cavy

Spix's yellow-toothed cavy (Galea spixii) is a rodent, a cavy species from South America. It is found in Bolivia east of the Andes and much of south central to northeastern Brazil. The species is found in open savanna and semiarid habitats, such as the Cerrado and Caatinga of Brazil. Its karyotype is 2n = 64 and FN = 118.

Galea spixii and G. musteloides are similar and may actually be the same species. G. spixii tolerates a wide range of environmental changes, though they need open habitats. It is the most stable species within the Galea group because it is extremely abundant throughout its range.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Spix's yellow-toothed cavy (revision 1366250758), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305695 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).