Cavia porcellus

características del cuy 1 hábitat del cuy 2 nombre científico del cuy 3 familia del cuy 4 The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the cavy or domestic cavy (/ ˈ k eɪ v i / KAY-vee), is a species of rodent belonging to the genus Cavia, family Caviidae. Breeders tend to use the name "cavy" for the animal, but "guinea pig" is more commonly used in scientific and laboratory contexts. [ 1 ]. 5 guinea pig, (Cavia porcellus), a domesticated species of South American rodent belonging to the cavy family (Caviidae). It resembles other cavies in having a robust body with short limbs, large head and eyes, and short ears. 6 cavia porcellus genus 7 cavia porcellus3 8 cavia porcellus1 9 cavia porcellus meaning 10 Guinea pigs, also known as cavies, no longer exist in the wild. Their do­mes­ti­ca­tion began around 5, B.C., and be­cause of their pop­u­lar­ity as pets and food, they are now glob­ally dis­trib­uted. They are in­dige­nous to South Amer­ica, with fos­sil records ex­tend­ing as far back as 9, B.C. 11 The domestic guinea pig (Cavia porcellus Linnaeus, ) is a part of Hystricomorpha (Caviomorpha) suborder, Rodentia order, Cavia Pallas genus. 12