| Galea Temporal range: Recent |
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| G. monasteriensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Caviidae |
| Subfamily: | Caviinae |
| Genus: | Galea Meyen, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Galea musteloides Meyen, 1832 |
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| Species | |
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Galea flavidens |
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Galea is a genus of South American rodents of the family Caviidae.[1] Four species are known, found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Brazil. They are as follows:
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