Guinea pig vs Mastic Thyme

Cavia porcellus compared with Thymus mastichina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guinea pig	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Caviidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Cavia	Thymus
Species	Cavia porcellus	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guinea pig	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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