Guinea pig vs wild almond

Cavia porcellus compared with Prunus turneriana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guinea pig	wild almond
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Caviidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Cavia	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Cavia porcellus	Prunus turneriana

Conservation Status

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

wild almond

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guinea pig	wild almond
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).

wild almond

Habitat

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