---
title: "Amazonecavia"
description: "Cavia fulgida — Zoogdieren. The shiny guinea pig (Cavia fulgida) is a guinea pig species of southeastern South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/shiny-guinea-pig
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Amazonecavia

> Cavia fulgida — Zoogdieren. The shiny guinea pig (Cavia fulgida) is a guinea pig species of southeastern South America.

- Scientific name: *Cavia fulgida*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 84
- Wikidata: [Q1769896](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1769896)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43814](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43814)

## Names

- en: Shiny Guinea Pig
- de: Glanzmeerschweinchen
- es: Cuyo de la Mata Atlantica
- fr: Cobaye luisant
- nl: Amazonecavia
- pl: Kawia lśniąca

## Countries with the most observations

BR (74)

## Summary

The shiny guinea pig (Cavia fulgida) is a guinea pig species of southeastern South America.
The rodent is endemic to Brazil. It is native to the Atlantic Forest ecoregions.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiny_guinea_pig

## Photo

![Amazonecavia](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/shiny-guinea-pig/medium.jpg)

Photo: filipeprates · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/327405119

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/shiny-guinea-pig?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).