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title: "Lowland Yellow-toothed Cavy"
description: "Galea leucoblephara — Mammiferi. Galea leucoblephara, commonly known as the lowland yellow-toothed cavy, is a species of rodent in the family Caviidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/lowland-yellow-toothed-cavy
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lowland Yellow-toothed Cavy

> Galea leucoblephara — Mammiferi. Galea leucoblephara, commonly known as the lowland yellow-toothed cavy, is a species of rodent in the family Caviidae.

- Scientific name: *Galea leucoblephara*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 411
- Wikidata: [Q25404923](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25404923)
- iNaturalist taxon: [607207](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/607207)

## Names

- en: Lowland Yellow-toothed Cavy
- de: Tiefland-Wieselmeerschweinchen
- es: Cuis común

## Countries with the most observations

AR (335), PY (13)

## Summary

Galea leucoblephara, commonly known as the lowland yellow-toothed cavy, is a species of rodent in the family Caviidae. It is native to southern South America, specifically Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. The species was once considered part of Galea musteloides but is now a separate species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowland_yellow-toothed_cavy

## Photo

![Lowland Yellow-toothed Cavy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lowland-yellow-toothed-cavy/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/607207

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lowland-yellow-toothed-cavy?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).