Guinea Pig Lifespan In The Wild. The life of a pet guinea pig a domesticated guinea pig has an average lifespan of 4 5 years but some can live up to 8 years. There are many known species of guinea pigs.
There are many known species of guinea pigs. Wild guinea pigs just as cute as their domesticated counterparts call the mountains and grasslands of brazil uruguay argentina and peru home. Guinea pigs were apparently domesticated more than 3 000 years ago in peru coinciding with humans transition from a nomadic to an agricultural lifestyle.
They originated in the andes of south america.
The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig cavia porcellus also known as cavy or domestic cavy ˈ k eɪ v i is a species of rodent belonging to the family caviidae and the genus cavia. The actual precise number of the guinea pig lifespan is not known because the pet owner has their own assumption numbers. There are many known species of guinea pigs. However some closely related cousins still survive in the grasslands of south america.
