Brazilian guinea pig: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Brazilian guinea pig lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cavia aperea
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Caviidae

Where does the Brazilian guinea pig live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Brazilian guinea pig in 7 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Humaitá.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Brazilian guinea pig endangered?

The Brazilian guinea pig’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Brazilian guinea pig?

The Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Caviidae, genus Cavia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Brazilian guinea pig

The Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea) (preá in Portuguese) is a wild guinea pig species found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Cavia aperea has been successfully mated to the domestic guinea pig, Cavia porcellus, though many females become infertile in successive generations.

Brazilian guinea pigs are mainly diurnal animals and are narrower and longer than domesticated guinea pigs.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brazilian guinea pig (revision 1365444679), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q679706 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).