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What are the thirteen species of guinea pigs?
The thirteen recognized species of guinea pigs are: Cavia fulgida, Cavia intermedia, Cavia magna, Cavia aperea, Cavia porcellus, Cavia caburensis, Cavia guianae, Cavia mamorensis, Cavia tschudii, Cavia aincollay, Cavia kraglievichi, Cavia huambidensis, and Cavia anolaimae.
What is a guinea pigs real name?
Their scientific name is Cavie. They are not Guinea pigs, they are Cavies.
What guinea pigs scientific names?
cavia porcellus
What is the scientific name for guinea pigs?
Cavia porcellus
Scientific name of guinea pig?
The other name for a guinea pig is cavy and their scientific name is Cavia porcellus.
What are the 7 levels of classification for guinea pigs?
Cavia porcellus I think.
What family do guinea pigs belong to?
Guinea pigs belong to the family Caviidae, which is part of the order Rodentia.
What is the guinea pigs real name?
Guinea Pig's scientific name is Cavia Porcellus and are also known as Cavy.
Are mice related to guinea pigs?
No more than they are related to humans. We kept guinea pigs for many years, and I'm fairly familiar with the basics of them.Quoting Wikipedia (article "Guinea pig") (emphasis added):The guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also called the cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia. Despite theircommon name, these animals are not in the pig family, nor are they from Guinea. They originated in the Andes...
What did guinea pigs originate from?
The guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also called the cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia. Despite their common name, these animals are not in the pig family, nor are they from Guinea. They originated in theAndes, and earlier studies based on biochemistry and hybridization suggested they are domesticated descendants of a closely related species of cavy such as Cavia aperea, C. fulgida, or C. tschudii and, therefore, do not exist naturally in the wild.[1][2] Recent studies applying molecular markers,[3][4] in addition to studying the skull and skeletal morphology of current and mummified animals,[5] revealed that the ancestor is most likely Cavia tschudii.Courtesy of Wikipedia
Is the guinea pig related to the pig?
No more than they are related to humans. We kept guinea pigs for many years, and I'm fairly familiar with the basics of them.Quoting Wikipedia (article "Guinea pig") (emphasis added):The guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also called the cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia. Despite theircommon name, these animals are not in the pig family, nor are they from Guinea. They originated in the Andes...
Are cavies guineapigs?
Yes. The scientific name for Guinea Pigs is cavia procellus,colloquially also known ascavies.
