Galea

Galea leucoblephara

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caviomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha

Familia: Caviidae
Subfamilia: Caviinae
Genus: Galea
Species (5): G. comes – G. flavidens – G. leucoblephara – G. musteloides – G. spixii

Name

Galea Meyen, 1833: 597

• Type species: Galea musteloides Meyen, 1833, by monotypy.

References

Additional references

• Dunnum, J.L. & Salazar-Bravo, J. 2010. Phylogeny, evolution, and systematics of the Galea musteloides complex (Rodentia: Caviidae). Journal of Mammalogy 91(1): 243–259. DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-214R1.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Yellow-toothed Cavies