Cavia (Guinea Pigs)

Genus

Guinea Pigs

Cavia

2 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Brazilian Guinea Pig
LC

Brazilian Guinea Pig

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cavia aperea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Montane Guinea Pig
LC

Montane Guinea Pig

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cavia tschudii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~20%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Guinea Pigs

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~40%
2 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~30%
3 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~20%
4 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~20%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~20%
6 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~10%
7 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
~10%
8 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~10%
9 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~10%