greater guinea pig vs Guinea pig

Cavia magna compared with Cavia porcellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	greater guinea pig	Guinea pig
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family same	Caviidae	Caviidae
Genus same	Cavia	Cavia
Species	Cavia magna	Cavia porcellus

Evolutionary Relationship

greater guinea pig and Guinea pig share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cavia.

Conservation Status

greater guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	greater guinea pig	Guinea pig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

greater guinea pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).