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Guinea pig

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Guinea pig

Summary

Guinea pig is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (862 views/month, #1,335 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Guinea pig's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Guinea pig is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Guinea pig belongs to the parent taxon Caviinae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Guinea pig is Cavia[6].
  • Guinea pig's Commons category is recorded as Cavia[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Guinea pig is Cavia cobaya[8].
  • Guinea pig's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Guinea pigs[9].
  • Guinea pig's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Guinea pig's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • Guinea pig's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Guinea pig's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[13].
  • Guinea pig's vocalized name is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'קַבְיָה'}[14].

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Classification

Guinea pig's scientific name is Cavia[6]. It is classified at the rank of genus[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Caviinae[5]. The taxonomic type of it is Cavia cobaya[8].

Identifiers

Guinea pig's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43809[15]. Guinea pig's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10140[16]. Guinea pig's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 42055[17]. Guinea pig's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437628[18]. Guinea pig's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584617[19].

Why It Matters

Guinea pig ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (862 views/month, #1,335 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Boylarva99 · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +1
    Parent taxon → Caviinae
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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