Brazilian Guinea Pig
Cavia aperea Erxleben, 1777
Names
| English | Brazilian Guinea Pig |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Braziliaanse Cavia |
| Spanish | Cuis común |
| Chinese | 巴西豚鼠 |
| Scientific name | Cavia aperea Erxleben, 1777 |
About this species
The Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea) (preá in Portuguese) is a wild guinea pig species found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Cavia aperea has been successfully mated to the domestic guinea pig, Cavia porcellus, though many females become infertile in successive generations.
Brazilian guinea pigs are mainly diurnal animals and are narrower and longer than domesticated guinea pigs.
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El cuis común o cuí apereá (Cavia aperea) es una especie de roedor de la familia Caviidae, ampliamente distribuida por Sudamérica. Se halla en Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay y Venezuela. En algunas regiones de Brasil se cría y se utiliza como alimento. Los cuises comunes tienen un comportamiento social, son principalmente diurnos y son más delgados y largos que los cuyes domésticos.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Caviidae |
| Genus | Cavia |
