Greater Guinea Pig

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Greater Guinea Pig
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Caviidae Genus: Cavia Species: C. magna
Binomial name
Cavia magna Ximenez et. al, 1980

The Greater Guinea Pig, Cavia magna, is a guinea pig species from South America. It is found in Brazil and Uruguay.

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v • d • e Extant species of family Caviidae Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Suborder: Hystricomorpha Caviinae Galea Yellow-toothed Cavy (Galea flavidens) · Common Yellow-toothed Cavy (Galea musteloides) · Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy (Galea spixii) · Galea monasteriensis Microcavia Southern Mountain Cavy (Microcavia australis) · Andean Mountain Cavy (Microcavia niata) · Shipton's Mountain Cavy (Microcavia shiptoni) Cavia Brazilian Guinea Pig (Cavia aperea) · Shiny Guinea Pig (Cavia fulgida) · Santa Catarina´s Guinea Pig (Cavia intermedia) · Greater Guinea Pig (Cavia magna) · Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) · Montane Guinea Pig (Cavia tschudii) Dolichotinae Dolichotis Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum) · Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) Hydrochaerinae Hydrochoerus Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Kerodon Rock Cavy (Kerodon rupestris) · Acrobatic cavy (Kerodon acrobata) Category