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title: "Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy"
description: "Galea spixii — Mamíferos. Spix's yellow-toothed cavy (Galea spixii) is a rodent, a cavy species from South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/spix-s-yellow-toothed-cavy
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy

> Galea spixii — Mamíferos. Spix's yellow-toothed cavy (Galea spixii) is a rodent, a cavy species from South America.

- Scientific name: *Galea spixii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 342
- Wikidata: [Q305695](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q305695)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43799](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43799)

## Names

- en: Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy
- de: Spix-Gelbzahnmeerschweinchen
- fr: Cobaye à dents jaunes de Spix
- pl: Pseudokawia brazylijska

## Countries with the most observations

BR (320)

## Summary

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.
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Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spix%27s_yellow-toothed_cavy

## Photo

![Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spix-s-yellow-toothed-cavy/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tsssss · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58332766

## Machine access

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