Cavia porcellus
System : Terrestrial
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Animalia
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Caviidae
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Common name
Domesticated Guinea Pig (English)
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Summary

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Compiler: IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group

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Publication date: 2012-01-20

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2025) Species profile: Cavia porcellus. Downloaded from http://iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Cavia+porcellus on 30-04-2025.

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NATIVE RANGE
  • south american andes
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Red List assessed species 1: EX = 1;
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UNITED STATES
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[1] Environmental Ecosystem - Habitat
  • [1] Habitat or refugia replacement/loss
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Bibliography
2 references found for Cavia porcellus

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General information
BirdLife International 2008. Porzana palmeri. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2
Summary: Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/106002902/0 [Accessed 16 December 2012]
Integrated Taxonomic Information Facility (ITIS), 2012. Cavia porcellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Summary: Available from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=584713 [Accessed 1 March 2012]
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Cavia porcellus
Domesticated Guinea Pig
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Recommended citation
(2025). Cavia porcellus. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).