Cavia aperea

Pallas, 1766

Brazilian Guinea Pig

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Cavioidea
Family : Caviidae
Subfamily : Caviinae
Genus : Cavia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pallas, P.S. 1766. Miscellanea Zoologica Quibus novæ imprimis atque obscuræ Animalium Species describuntur et observationibus iconibusque illustrantur. Petrus van Cleef, The Hague, 224 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43320990

Original name as described

Cavia Aperea

Type locality

"Brazil, Pernambuco."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · Brazil · Peru · Bolivia · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

previously included C. patzelti

Taxonomy notes citation

Dunnum, J. L., & Salazar‐Bravo, J. (2010). Molecular systematics, taxonomy and biogeography of the genus Cavia (Rodentia: Caviidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 48(4), 376-388.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001190

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Cavia Aperea

Pallas, 1766

Family

Caviidae

Root name

aperea

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

31

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43320990

Authority publication

The Hague

Name usages

  1. Borowski (1780:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28347077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67758)
  2. Zimmermann (1783:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  3. Boddaert (1785:103, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  4. Gmelin (1788:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  5. Kerr (1792:219, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  6. Turton (1802:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772933) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  7. Goldfuss (1809:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498003) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  8. Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  9. Lichtenstein (1818:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68386)
  10. Muirhead (1819:442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  11. Fischer (1829:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  12. Wagler (1830:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38965766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56273)
  13. Rengger (1830:274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68767)
  14. Lesson (1842:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  15. Gay (1847:128, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26256576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37640)
  16. Waterhouse (1848:185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35784)
  17. Fitzinger (1861:395, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6438454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39159)
  18. Murray (1866:350, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  19. Fitzinger (1867:154, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  20. Acloque (1900:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59737)
  21. Thomas (1901:532, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10083)
  22. Thomas (1916:302, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19641)
  23. Yepes (1935:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  24. Husson (1978:449) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
  25. Corbet & Hill (1980:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  26. Corbet & Hill (1991:201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  27. Woods (1993:778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
  28. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  29. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  30. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/86257782/22189256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus aperea

(P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

aperea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217637

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

Müller (1776:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38532)

Cavia Aperea

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Caviidae

Root name

aperea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

348

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873145

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:348, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Cavia Aparea

André, 1797

Family

Caviidae

Root name

aparea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Eisenach

Agouti aperea

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

aperea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

166

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033416

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:166, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Hilaria

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1820

Family

Caviidae

Root name

hilaria

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

pl. 282 p. 3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44499608

Authority publication

Paris

Anæma aperea

(G. Cuvier, 1833)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

aperea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

450

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26232923

Authority publication

Nouvelles annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1833:450, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26232923) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37101)
  2. Blainville (1855:26, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57986947) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37133)

Cavia leucopyga

J. F. von Brandt, 1835

Family

Caviidae

Root name

leucopyga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 57

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

436

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28731613

Authority publication

Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg

Name usages

  1. Waterhouse (1848:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35784)
  2. Murray (1866:350, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Fitzinger (1867:154, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  4. Lahille (1899:193, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147059) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  5. Thomas (1901:532, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10083)
  6. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Cavia gracilis

P. W. Lund, 1839

Family

Caviidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

208

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13397198

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Name usages

Lesson (1842:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Cavia apereoides

P. W. Lund, 1840

Family

Caviidae

Root name

apereoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

294

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13603088

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Anoema aperea

(C. F. Cuvier, 1842)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

aperea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Cavia robusta

P. W. Lund, 1842

Family

Caviidae

Root name

robusta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

134

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13597671

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Cavia Azarae

J. A. Wagner, 1844

Family

Caviidae

Root name

azarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

63 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31058878

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1867:154, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  2. Thomas (1901:534, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10083)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Cavia leucopyga

Cabanis, 1848

Family

Caviidae

Root name

leucopyga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

780

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Cavia leucopygia

Schomburgk, 1848

Family

Caviidae

Root name

leucopygia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

245

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48917819

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Schomburgk (1848:245, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48917819) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69205)

Cavia aperoides

A. Murray, 1866

Family

Caviidae

Root name

aperoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

350

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580346

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:350, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Cavia caprera

P. L. Sclater, 1872

Family

Caviidae

Root name

caprera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

76

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037853

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Sclater (1872:76, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037853) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)

Cavia porcellus guianae

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Caviidae

Root name

guianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.6.4.120

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/604caea7-12f5-4d43-b0c8-065bfb9e95a5

Authority page

152

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980196

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Cavia rufescens pamparum

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Caviidae

Root name

pamparum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.6.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bd5efa6a-49f1-432d-a5d5-beab1e0d4e2e

Authority page

538

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980616

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1910:246, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094671) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10053)

Cavia porcellus venezuelae

J. A. Allen, 1911

Family

Caviidae

Root name

venezuelae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-30742

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-30742

Authority page

250

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Cavia (Cavia) anolaimae

J. A. Allen, 1916

Family

Caviidae

Root name

anolaimae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-37358

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-37358

Authority page

85

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1991:201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Cavia nana

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Caviidae

Root name

nana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.6.7.59

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/74234ef9-254e-4bb2-9f6c-eb4bde7921d5

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22130727

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Cavia rosida

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Caviidae

Root name

rosida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.7.1.96

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f6ca1208-76aa-47e7-9edd-ecad424d7ff3

Authority page

154

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22130723

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Cavia aperea azarae

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Caviidae

Root name

azarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Cavia pamparum

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Caviidae

Root name

pamparum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Cavia guianae

Tate, 1939

Family

Caviidae

Root name

guianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

186

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1939:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9796)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Cavia aperea hypoleuca

Cabrera, 1953

Family

Caviidae

Root name

hypoleuca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-Ma 40-184

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

58

Authority publication

Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cavia guianae caripensis

Ojasti, 1964

Family

Caviidae

Root name

caripensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MBUCV 5826

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

148

Authority publication

Acta Biologica Venezuelica

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Cavia aperea guianae

Husson, 1978

Family

Caviidae

Root name

guianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

449

Authority publication

Zoölogische Monographieën

Name usages

  1. Husson (1978:449) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cavia tschudii nana

S. Anderson, 1997

Family

Caviidae

Root name

nana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

480

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Anderson (1997:480) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

Cavia aperea aperea

C. A. Woods & Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Caviidae

Root name

aperea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cavia aperea pamparum

C. A. Woods & Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Caviidae

Root name

pamparum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cavia aperea rosida

C. A. Woods & Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Caviidae

Root name

rosida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cavia aperea anolaimae

D. E. Wilson, Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Caviidae

Root name

anolaimae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

433

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cavia aperea nana

D. E. Wilson, Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Caviidae

Root name

nana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

433

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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