- Muenster yellow-toothed cavy
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Muenster yellow-toothed cavy 
Conservation status Scientific classification 
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Caviidae Genus: Galea Species: G. monasteriensis Binomial name Galea monasteriensis
Solmsdorff, Kock, Hohoff & Sachser, 2004The Muenster yellow-toothed cavy (Galea monasteriensis) is a species of rodent in the family Caviidae. It is known only from one location in Valle Hermoso in Bolivia, at an elevation of 2557 m.[1] Specimens from this location were shipped to Muenster, Germany in 1997 for laboratory research, where the species was recognized and described.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Dunnum, J. & Vargas, J. (2008). "Galea monasteriensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/136748. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
Caviinae Galea
(Yellow-toothed
cavies)Yellow-toothed Cavy (Galea flavidens) · Common Yellow-toothed Cavy (Galea musteloides) · Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy (Galea spixii) · Muenster Yellow-toothed Cavy (Galea monasteriensis)Dolichotinae Hydrochaerinae HydrochoerusCategoryCategories:- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Cavies
- Mammals of Bolivia
- Mammals of the Andes
- Rodent stubs
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