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Cavia porcellus (Guinea pig)

Wikipedia Abstract

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 the Andes, 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.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Not determined do to incomplete vulnerability data.
ED Score: 9.86
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.60 lbs (728 g)
Birth Weight [1]  85 grams
Female Maturity [1]  66 days
Male Maturity [1]  76 days
Diet [2]  Herbivore
Gestation [1]  68 days
Litter Size [1]  4
Litters / Year [1]  5
Maximum Longevity [1]  12 years
Weaning [1]  18 days

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Reserva de la Biosfera de Pozuelos Biosphere Reserve 988422 Argentina  
Reserva Nacional Lauca National Park II 349990 Chile  

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Capillaria hepatica[3]
Cysticercus pisiformis <Unverified Name>[3]
Fasciola hepatica (common liver fluke)[3]
Fascioloides magna (giant liver fluke)[3]
Gongylonema neoplasticum <Unverified Name>[3]
Hectopsylla eskeyi[4]
Hectopsylla suarezi[4]
Monoecocestus parcitesticulatus <Unverified Name>[3]
Opisthorchis felineus <Unverified Name>[3]
Paragonimus westermani <Unverified Name>[3]
Paraspidodera uncinata <Unverified Name>[3]
Plusaetis equatoris[4]
Polygenis bohlsi bohlsi[4]
Polygenis bohlsi jordani[4]
Polygenis dunni[4]
Polygenis litargus[4]
Rhopalopsyllus australis australis[4]
Rhopalopsyllus cacicus[4]
Strongyloides westeri[3]
Taenia pisiformis[3]
Tiamastus cavicola[4]
Trichinella spiralis (pork worm)[3]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

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Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Abilene Zoological Gardens
Adelaide Zoo
Adventure Aquarium
Africa Alive!
Akron Zoological Park
Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
Albuquerque Biological Park
Artis Zoo
Audubon Zoo
Banham Zoo Ltd.
Beale Park
Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo
Binder Park Zoo
Birmingham Nature Centre
Birmingham Zoo
Blaavand Zoo
Bristol Zoo Gardens
Bronx Children's Zoo
Brooklands Zoo
Budapest Zool.& Botanical Garden
Bursa Zoo (Bursa Hayvanat Bahcesi)
Caldwell Zoo
Chessington World of Adventures, Ltd.
Chicago Zoological Park
Christianshede Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Colchester Zoo
Columbian Park Zoo
Copenhagen Zoo
Curraghs Wildlife Park
Dallas Zoo
Denver Zoological Gardens
Dickerson Park Zoo
Dierenpark Emmen
Drusillas Zoo Park
DSI Givskud Zoo
Dudley Zoological Gardens
Dusit (Bangkok) Zoological Park
Edinburgh Zoo-Scottish National Zoo
Erie Zoological Gardens
Exmoor Zoological Park
Faunia (Parque Biologico De Madrid,SA)
Flamingo Land LTD
Folly Farm Leisure Ltd
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
Gladys Porter Zoo
Guldborgsund Zoo & Botanical Garden
Hai Park Kiriat Motzkin
Hansenberg Organia
Hattiesburg Zoo
Honolulu Zoo
Houston Zoo, Inc.
Indianapolis Zoo
Isle of Wight Zoo
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Jyllands Park Zoo
Knoxville Zoological Gardens
Knuthenborg Safaripark
Kristiansand Dyrepark ASA
Lake Superior Zoological Gardens
Lincoln Childrens Zoo (former Folsom)
Longleat Safari Park
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Louisville Zoological Garden
Memphis Zoological Garden & Aquarium
Miami Metrozoo
Miller Park Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens
Minnesota Zoological Garden
Mokopane Biodiversity Conservation Centre
Moulton College
Munkholm Zoo (former Dyrenes Gard)
Nagyerdei Kultúrpark KHT.
Nakhon Ratchasima Zool. Park
Nat'l Zoological Gardens of S. Africa
Natural Science Center of Greensboro
NEW Zoo
Newquay Zoo (Cornwall Animal World)
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm
Odsherreds Zoo Dyrepark A/S
Ogrod Zoologiczny im. Stefana Milera
Olmense Zoo
Orana Wildlife Park
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park
Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo & Gardens
Papiliorama Swiss Tropical Gardens
Phoenix Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Queens Zoo
Reaseheath College Animal Centre
Ree Park - Ebeltoft Safari
Reid Park Zoo
Rodbaston College
Rotterdam Zoo
Saint Louis Zoological Park
San Diego Zoo
San Francisco Zoological Gardens
Scovill Zoo
Shepreth Wildlife Park
Silver Springs Park
Skansen Foundation, Zool. Dept.
Szeged Zoo
Tama Zoological Park
Taronga Zoo
Terra Natura S.A.
The Tisch Family Zoological Gardens
Thuringer Zoopark Erfurt
Tiergarten Bernburg
Tilgate Nature Centre
Toledo Zoological Gardens
Topeka Zoological Park
Trotter's World of Animals
Turtle Back Zoo
Twycross Zoo
Walford & North Shropshire College
Wild Animal Park Mechelen Planckendael
Xantus János Állatkert Kht.
Zoo de Santillana y Parque Cuaternario
Zoo Dresden GmbH
Zoo Hannover GmbH
Zoo Zürich
Zoological Garden of Polish Fauna
Zoological Society of Trinidad &Tobago
Zoologicka Zahrada Bratislava
Zoologico Nacional La Aurora
Zoologischer Garten Halle GmbH
ZooMontana

Range Map

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Citations

Species recognized by Woods C.A., 19-Apr-2001, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London ♦ 4International Flea Database
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
EDGE analysis provided by EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London
Range map provided by Patterson, B. D., G. Ceballos, W. Sechrest, M. F. Tognelli, T. Brooks, L. Luna, P. Ortega, I. Salazar, and B. E. Young. 2007. Digital Distribution Maps of the Mammals of the Western Hemisphere, version 3.0. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Data provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Bruce Patterson, Wes Sechrest, Marcelo Tognelli, Gerardo Ceballos, The Nature Conservancy—Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International—CABS, World Wildlife Fund—US, and Environment Canada—WILDSPACE.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011