Cavia porcellus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cavioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha Superfamilia: Cavioidea

Familia: Caviidae
Subfamilia: Caviinae
Genus: Cavia
Species: Cavia porcellus

Name

Cavia porcellus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms

Mus porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)

Type data

Type locality: Brazil, Pernambuco (questionable)

References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 59. Reference page.
Cavia porcellus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Vernacular names

Ænglisc: Rætswīn
aragonés: Conillet d'Indias
العربية: خنزير غينيا
azərbaycanca: Dəniz donuzcuğu
беларуская (тарашкевіца): Марская сьвінка
беларуская: Марская свінка
български: Морско свинче
brezhoneg: Razh-Porquinho-da-Índia
català: Conill porquí
čeština: Morče domácí
Cymraeg: Mochyn cwta
dansk: Marsvin
Deutsch: Hausmeerschweinchen
English: Guinea pig
Esperanto: Kobajo
español: Cuy
eesti: Merisiga
euskara: Akuri
فارسی: خوکچه هندی
suomi: Marsu
français: Cochon d'Inde
Frysk: Kavia
Gàidhlig: Gearra-mhuc
galego: Cobaia
Gaelg: Muc rangagh
עברית: שרקן
hrvatski: Zamorac
magyar: Tengerimalac
հայերեն: Ծովախոզուկ
Bahasa Indonesia: Tikus belanda
Ido: Kobayo
íslenska: Naggrís
italiano: Porcellino d'India
日本語: モルモット
ქართული: ზღვის გოჭი
한국어: 기니피그
Limburgs: Hoescavia
lietuvių: Jūrų kiaulytė
latviešu: Jūrascūciņa
македонски: Морско прасе
മലയാളം: ഗിനി പന്നി
Bahasa Melayu: Tikus Belanda
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ပူး
Nāhuatl: Tozantōchtli
Nederlands: Huiscavia
norsk nynorsk: Marsvin
norsk: Marsvin
occitan: Cavia
Kapampangan: Dagis sungsung
polski: Kawia domowa
português: Porquinho-da-índia
Runa Simi: Wasi quwi
română: Cobai
русский: Морская свинка
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Morsko prase
slovenčina: Morča domáce
slovenščina: Morski prašiček
српски / srpski: Морско прасе
svenska: Marsvin
ไทย: หนูตะเภา
Tagalog: Konehilyo
Türkçe: Kobay
українська: Кавія свійська
Tiếng Việt: Lợn Guinea
West-Vlams: Spaansche ratte
中文: 豚鼠