---
title: "Preá"
description: "Cavia aperea — Mamíferos. The Brazilian guinea pig is a wild guinea pig species found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/brazilian-guinea-pig
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Preá

> Cavia aperea — Mamíferos. The Brazilian guinea pig is a wild guinea pig species found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.

- Scientific name: *Cavia aperea*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 4594
- Wikidata: [Q679706](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q679706)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43813](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43813)

## Names

- en: Brazilian Guinea Pig
- de: Gemeines Meerschweinchen
- es: Cuis común
- fr: Cobaye du Brésil
- nl: Braziliaanse cavia
- pt: Preá
- pl: Kawia brazylijska

## Countries with the most observations

AR (2469), BR (825), CO (596), UY (235), PY (52), BO (19)

## Summary

The Brazilian guinea pig is a wild guinea pig species found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Fernando Sessegolo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36144970

## Machine access

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