Guinea pigs Fossil range: Middle Pleistocene - Recent
Cavia aperea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Caviidae Subfamily: Caviinae Genus: Cavia Pallas, 1766
Species
Cavia aperea Cavia tschudii Cavia guianae Cavia anolaimae Cavia nana Cavia porcellus Cavia fulgida Cavia magna Cavia intermedia The Pleistocene epoch (IPA: ) is part of the geologic timescale. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Binomial name Erxleben, 1777 The Brazilian Guinea Pig, Cavia aperea, is a guinea pig species from South America. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... “Animalia” redirects here. ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in female mammary glands and the presence of hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex region in the... Suborders Sciuromorpha Castorimorpha Myomorpha Anomaluromorpha Hystricomorpha Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents. ... Subfamilies  Caviinae  Dolichotinae The Cavy (family Caviidae) is divided in two subfamilies: Subfamily Caviinae: cavies and guinea pigs Genus Cavia, this genus is especially called cavy. ... Genera †Neoprocavia †Allocavia †Palaeocavia †Neocavia †Dolicavia †Macrocavia †Caviops †Pascualia Galea Microcavia Cavia Kerodon Caviinae is a subfamily uniting all liing members of the family Caviidae with the exception of the maras. ... Peter Simon Pallas (September 22, 1741 - September 8, 1811) was a German-born Russian zoologist. ... Binomial name Erxleben, 1777 The Brazilian Guinea Pig, Cavia aperea, is a guinea pig species from South America. ... Binomial name Cavia tschudii Fitzinger, 1867[1] The Montane Guinea Pig, Cavia tschudii, is a guinea pig species from South America. ... Binomial name Thomas, 1901 Cavia guianae is a guinea pig species from South America. ... Binomial name J. A. Allen, 1916 Cavia anolaimae is a guinea pig species from South America. ... Species Cavia porcellus Cavia aperea Cavia tschudii Cavia guianae Cavia anolaimae Cavia nana Cavia fulgida Cavia magna Guinea pigs (also called cavies) are rodents belonging to the family Cavidae and the genus Cavia. ... Binomial name Wagler, 1831 The Shiny Guinea Pig, Cavia fulgida, is a guinea pig species from South America. ... Binomial name Ximenez et. ... Binomial name Cherem et. ...

Cavia is a genus in the Caviinae subfamily that contains the rodents commonly known as guinea pigs. The most well-known species in this genus is the domestic guinea pig, Cavia porcellus, an important meat animal in South America and a common household pet in the West. Genera †Neoprocavia †Allocavia †Palaeocavia †Neocavia †Dolicavia †Macrocavia †Caviops †Pascualia Galea Microcavia Cavia Kerodon Caviinae is a subfamily uniting all liing members of the family Caviidae with the exception of the maras. ... Species Cavia porcellus Cavia aperea Cavia tschudii Cavia guianae Cavia anolaimae Cavia nana Cavia fulgida Cavia magna Guinea pigs (also called cavies) are rodents belonging to the family Cavidae and the genus Cavia. ...

Taxonomic controversy

Cavia are classified in order Rodentia, although there is a minority belief in the scientific community that evidence from mitochondrial DNA and proteins indicates that the Hystricognathi may belong to a different evolutionary offshoot and therefore a different order.^[1] If so, this would be an example of convergent evolution. Other scientists are critical of this hypothesis.^[2] Suborders Sciuromorpha Castorimorpha Myomorpha Anomaluromorpha Hystricomorpha Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents. ... Mitochondrial DNA (some captions in German) Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is the DNA located in organelles called mitochondria. ... Hystricognathi is a subordo of the Rodentia. ... This article is about evolution in biology. ... In evolutionary biology, convergent evolution is the process whereby organisms not closely related, independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar environments or ecological niches. ...

Species

• Cavia anolaimae (often considered a synonym of C. porcellus) - Colombia
• Cavia aperea – Brazilian Guinea Pig: widespread east of the Andes
• Cavia fulgida – Shiny Guinea Pig: eastern Brazil
• Cavia guianae (often considered a synonym of C. porcellus) - Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil
• Cavia intermedia – Intermediate Guinea Pig: Moleques do Sul islands, Santa Catarina, Brazil, first described in 1999
• Cavia magna – Greater Guinea Pig: Uruguay, south-east Brazil
• Cavia nana (often considered a synonym of C. tschudii)
• Cavia porcellus – Domestic Guinea Pig: wild ancestor unknown
• Cavia tschudii – Montane Guinea Pig: Peru south to northern Chile and north-west Argentina

Binomial name J. A. Allen, 1916 Cavia anolaimae is a guinea pig species from South America. ... Binomial name Erxleben, 1777 The Brazilian Guinea Pig, Cavia aperea, is a guinea pig species from South America. ... Binomial name Wagler, 1831 The Shiny Guinea Pig, Cavia fulgida, is a guinea pig species from South America. ... Binomial name Thomas, 1901 Cavia guianae is a guinea pig species from South America. ... Binomial name Cherem et. ... Flag of Santa Catarina See other Brazilian States Capital Florianópolis Largest City Joinville Area 95,442. ... Binomial name Ximenez et. ... Species Cavia porcellus Cavia aperea Cavia tschudii Cavia guianae Cavia anolaimae Cavia nana Cavia fulgida Cavia magna Guinea pigs (also called cavies) are rodents belonging to the family Cavidae and the genus Cavia. ... Binomial name Cavia tschudii Fitzinger, 1867[1] The Montane Guinea Pig, Cavia tschudii, is a guinea pig species from South America. ...

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