Guinea pig vs pygmy arrowhead

Cavia porcellus compared with Sagittaria pygmaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guinea pig	pygmy arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Caviidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Cavia	Sagittaria
Species	Cavia porcellus	Sagittaria pygmaea

Conservation Status

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

pygmy arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guinea pig	pygmy arrowhead
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).

pygmy arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.