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title: "Montane Guinea Pig"
description: "Cavia tschudii — Mamíferos. The montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii) is a species of caviid rodent found in the Andes in South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/montane-guinea-pig
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Montane Guinea Pig

> Cavia tschudii — Mamíferos. The montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii) is a species of caviid rodent found in the Andes in South America.

- Scientific name: *Cavia tschudii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 363
- Wikidata: [Q162203](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162203)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43810](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43810)

## Names

- en: Montane Guinea Pig
- de: Tschudimeerschweinchen
- es: Poronccoy
- fr: Cobaye de montagne
- nl: Tschudicavia
- pl: Kawia górska

## Countries with the most observations

PE (248), BO (17), AR (9)

## Summary

The montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii) is a species of caviid rodent found in the Andes in South America. The montane guinea pig is the likely main ancestor of Cavia porcellus, the domestic guinea pig or domestic cavy, which appears to be a hybrid that includes lesser genetic contributions from other Cavia species.

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

## Photo

![Montane Guinea Pig](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/montane-guinea-pig/medium.jpg)

Photo: russnamitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/312264174

## Machine access

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