Guinea pig vs citron vert

Cavia porcellus compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Guinea pig is Least Concern while citron vert is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guinea pig	citron vert
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Caviidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Cavia	Citrus
Species	Cavia porcellus	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

citron vert

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guinea pig	citron vert
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).

citron vert

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇬🇧 United Kingdom