Brazilian guinea pig
Species of rodent from South America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea) (preĆ” in Portuguese) is a guinea pig species found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.[2]
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Brazilian guinea pig[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Caviidae |
Genus: | Cavia |
Species: | C. aperea |
Binomial name | |
Cavia aperea Erxleben, 1777 | |
Subspecies | |
C. a. aperea |
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Cavia aperea has been successfully mated to the domestic guinea pig, Cavia porcellus, though many females become infertile in successive generations.[3] Brazilian guinea pigs are mainly diurnal animals and are narrower and longer than domesticated guinea pigs.