Galea spixii — Details

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Overview

Distribution

Range Description

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This species occurs eastern Bolivia to northeastern Brazil (Eisenberg and Redford, 1999; Woods and Kilpatrick, 2005). The type locality is restricted to Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Eisenberg and Redford, 1999).
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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

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Habitat and Ecology
This species occurs in open areas, in savanna and in the semi arid Caatinga region, in primary and disturbed habitats (Eisenberg and Redford, 1999). It does not have specific habitat requirements; it does not occur in forest (Lacher pers. comm.). In northeastern Brazil, Greater Grisons (Galictis vittata) are major predators of rock cavies.

Systems
  • Terrestrial
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Life History and Behavior

Life Expectancy

Lifespan, longevity, and ageing

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Maximum longevity: 4.6 years (captivity)
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Conservation

Conservation Status

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Red List Category
LC
Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version
3.1

Year Assessed
2008

Assessor/s
Catzeflis, F., Patton J., Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C. & Weksler, M.

Reviewer/s
Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification
This species is listed as Least Concern because of its wide distribution, presumed large population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, tolerance to habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

History
  • 1996
    Lower Risk/least concern
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Population

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Population
This rodent is extremely abundant throughout its geographic range (Lacher pers. comm.).

Population Trend
Stable
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Threats

Threats

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Major Threats
There is no information on major threats to the species, but it is unlikely that there are any major threats.
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Management

Conservation Actions

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Conservation Actions
The species occurs in protected areas in its range in areas of open habitat.
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Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy

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Life

Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy, Galea spixii, is a cavy species from South America.[2] It is found in Bolivia east of the Andes and much of south central to northeastern Brazil.[1] The species is found in open savanna and semiarid habitats, such as the Cerrado and Caatinga.[1] It's karyotype has 2n = 64 and FN = 118.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Catzeflis, F., Patton, J., Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C. & Weksler, M. (2008). Galea spixii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 January 2009.
  2. ^ a b Musser, Guy G.; Carleton, Michael D. (16 November 2005). "Superfamily Muroidea (pp. 894-1531)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). p. 1554. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13400197. 


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