Guinea pig vs lima

Cavia porcellus compared with Citrus limon

Key Differences

• Guinea pig is Least Concern while lima is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guinea pig	lima
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Caviidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Cavia	Citrus
Species	Cavia porcellus	Citrus limon

Conservation Status

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

lima

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guinea pig	lima
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).

lima

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guinea, Norway, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway