Don't want to see ads? Sign up...





Species icon
Southern Highland Yellow-toothed Cavy

Galea comes
Cuis Común Andino
Family: Caviidae
Order: Rodentia
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
 Request change
Filters

Conservation Status: Data Deficient

This taxon does not have a description yet.

At EcoRegistros, species pages are completed using open bibliographic compilations, and anyone can contribute.

If you'd like to submit a sourced description, email us at ecoregistros@ecoregistros.org and we'll publish it credited to your name.




Loading map...



Number of Photography: 9

Foto
Photography ID: 632081
  Adult
Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
04/12/2025
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 485722
  Adult
Yavi
Jujuy
Argentina
02/19/2022
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 399860
  Adult
Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
10/19/2013
Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
Foto
Photography ID: 397795
  Juvenile
Tilcara
Jujuy
Argentina
11/21/2019
Gustavo Castaing
Foto
Photography ID: 365053
  Adult
Camino sin nombrar
Jujuy
Argentina
09/11/2019
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 365052
  Adult
Camino sin nombrar
Jujuy
Argentina
09/11/2019
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 334748
  Adult
Santa Rosa de Tastil
Salta
Argentina
04/01/2018
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 195005
  Adult
Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
03/12/2017
Nadia Mariel Sanchez


 Add a photography of this species




Last Vocalizations published




 Add an audio of this species




Last Filmings published




 Add a film of this species




 Reports


 Detail of places sorted by number of records





Number of Records: 16



Page 1 of 2
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
227930212/04/2025ArgentinaJujuyLaguna del Huancar, Abra PampaMaria Belén Dri
227921312/04/2025ArgentinaJujuyLaguna del Huancar, Abra PampaDiego Carus
224749607/09/2024ArgentinaJujuyCamino sin nombrarMarcelo Gavensky
219733814/07/2024ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 76Gisela Ballent
210974614/07/2024ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 76Santiago Juan Torres
177437602/06/2023ArgentinaJujuyRuta Nacional 522Marcelo Gavensky
155850019/02/2022ArgentinaJujuyYaviDiego Carus
124209621/11/2019ArgentinaJujuyGarganta del Diablo, TilcaraGustavo Castaing
113912311/09/2019ArgentinaJujuyCamino sin nombrarJorge La Grotteria
95435825/07/2019ArgentinaJujuyReserva Puesto Las Tarucas, Volcán1Román Montero
Page 1 of 2

 Add a record of this species

Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Highland Yellow-toothed Cavy (Galea comes) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.