Brazilian_Guinea_Pig
Brazilian guinea pig
Species of rodent from South America
The Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea) (preá in Portuguese) is a guinea pig species found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.[2]
Cavia aperea has been successfully mated to the domestic guinea pig, Cavia porcellus, though many females become infertile in successive generations.[3] Brazilian guinea pigs are mainly diurnal animals and are narrower and longer than domesticated guinea pigs.