Cavia guianae: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the cavia guianae lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cavia guianae
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Caviidae

Where does the cavia guianae live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cavia guianae in 1 country or territory across South America.

Colombia

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.

What kind of animal is the cavia guianae?

The cavia guianae (Cavia guianae) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Caviidae, genus Cavia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cavia guianae

Cavia guianae is a guinea pig species from South America. It is found in southern Venezuela, Guyana, and portions of northern Brazil. Some biologists believe it to be a feral offshoot of the domestic guinea pig, Cavia porcellus; others subsume it under the wild cavy, Cavia aperea. Molecular data collected show there is little genetic differentiation in C.a. guianae known to be a lowland locality in comparison to C. anolaimae which are predominantly highland populations.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cavia guianae (revision 1365896029), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q5055119 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).