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The classic smooth-coated guinea pig with a short, glossy coat and a rounded body.

Characterized by multiple rosettes and whorls of hair all over its body, giving a spiky, tufted appearance.

A long-haired breed with very long, silky flowing coat that requires daily grooming.

A breed with a short, dense, upright and springy coat that feels like plush, in a teddy-bear texture.

A long-haired breed with a tight, curly, rosette-free coat.

A breed with a glossy, satin-like sheen on its coat that reflects light, available in short and long hair.

A nearly hairless breed with soft bare skin (Skinny) or born with hair that later falls out (Baldwin).

A short-haired breed distinguished by a single rosette or 'crown' of hair on the top of the head.