2007-08-14 12:08:45 · 4 answers · asked by sk8trgirl 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
There are 8 species of guinea pigs. But only one is kept as a pet:
Cavia porcellus
Cavia aperea
Cavia tschudii
Cavia guianae
Cavia anolaimae
Cavia nana
Cavia fulgida
Cavia magna
2007-08-14 12:49:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 8 species of guinea pigs but only one is widely kept as a pet : Cavia porcellus (domestic guinea pig).
2007-08-15 01:18:27 · answer #2 · answered by chie a 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not really sure.
There are definetly <==== my word of the day...
differeny varieties of them. Different colors...shades and mixes!
EDIT: " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea_pig "
Wikipedia has a great article on them.
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2007-08-14 19:49:23 · answer #3 · answered by La Mer Bleue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only one
2007-08-14 19:14:25 · answer #4 · answered by snow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋