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Brazilian Guinea Pig

Cavia aperea
Cuis Grande
Family: Caviidae
Order: Rodentia
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status: Least Concern

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Foto
Photography ID: 628315
 Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/24/2025
Enrico H. Vicentini
Foto
Photography ID: 624156
 Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/03/2025
Enrico H. Vicentini
Foto
Photography ID: 621173
 Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/01/2025
Enrico H. Vicentini
Foto
Photography ID: 582364
  Adult
La Barra
Maldonado
Uruguay
04/30/2024
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 575335
  Juvenile
Balneario La Barra
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/04/2024
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 489665
  Juvenile
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/04/2019
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 436096
  Adult
Laguna del Diario
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/27/2021
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 431678
  Adult
Shangrilá
Canelones
Uruguay
01/09/2021
Paulina Cerruti
Foto
Photography ID: 287243
  Adult
Camino vecinal - Tarariras
Colonia
Uruguay
09/16/2018
Luis Mier



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
226682524/03/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
225576703/03/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
224417701/02/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
202895030/04/2024UruguayMaldonadoRambla de los Vientos, La BarraAlejandra Pons
201627630/03/2024UruguayCanelonesAtlantida2Diego Varales
201557206/03/2024UruguayMaldonadoArroyo Maldonado., Maldonado10Emilio Lessa
200933404/03/2024UruguayMaldonadoBalneario La BarraAlejandra Pons
176748920/05/2023UruguayColoniaParaje Costas del Colla, cerca de RosarioJavier Laprebendere
163829813/09/2022UruguayRochaBalneario La Paloma., Rocha1Emilio Lessa
137607927/02/2021UruguayMaldonadoLaguna del DiarioAlejandra Pons
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Brazilian Guinea Pig (Cavia aperea) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.