'anunu vs Guinea pig

Sicyos alba compared with Cavia porcellus

Key Differences

• 'anunu is Critically Endangered while Guinea pig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	'anunu	Guinea pig
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Sicyos	Cavia
Species	Sicyos alba	Cavia porcellus

Conservation Status

'anunu

CR — Critically Endangered

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	'anunu	Guinea pig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

'anunu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Guinea pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

'anunu

The 'anunu (Sicyos alba) is a species in the genus Sicyos. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.