United Pet Club

Guinea Pig pattern

Pointed

A pale body with darker face, ears, feet and tail: Siamese and colorpoint cats, Himalayan and Californian rabbits, Siamese rats, and the schimmel gerbil, a creamy white body with apricot to orange points that grows paler with age.

45 Guinea Pig breeds list Pointed. It is in a club standard for 10 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Pointed

BreedACBABCC
Abyssinian guinea pigStandard (“Himalayan / Cal Pattern”)No ruling
Abyssinian Satin guinea pigStandard (“Himalayan / Cal Pattern”)No ruling
American guinea pigStandard (“Himalayan / Cal Pattern”)No ruling
Coronet guinea pigStandard (“Himalayan / Cal Pattern”)No ruling
Himalayan guinea pigNo rulingStandard (“Himalayan”)
Peruvian guinea pigStandard (“Himalayan / Cal Pattern”)No ruling
Silkie (Sheltie) guinea pigStandard (“Himalayan / Cal Pattern”)No ruling
Teddy guinea pigStandard (“Himalayan / Cal Pattern”)No ruling
Texel guinea pigStandard (“Himalayan / Cal Pattern”)No ruling
White Crested guinea pigStandard (“Cal Pattern”)No ruling

Breeds where Pointed is disqualified or not accepted

Breed
Abyssinian guinea pigMarked
Abyssinian guinea pigAny Other Variety
Abyssinian Satin guinea pigMarked
Abyssinian Satin guinea pigAny Other Variety
Alpaca guinea pig
Alpaca guinea pigMarked
Alpaca guinea pigAny Other Variety
American Crested guinea pig
American Crested guinea pigMarked
American Crested guinea pigAny Other Variety
American guinea pigMarked
American guinea pigAny Other Variety
Coronet guinea pigMarked
Coronet guinea pigAny Other Variety
Himalayan guinea pigBlack
Himalayan guinea pigChocolate
Lunkarya guinea pig
Lunkarya guinea pigMarked
Lunkarya guinea pigAny Other Variety
Merino guinea pig
Merino guinea pigMarked
Merino guinea pigAny Other Variety
Peruvian guinea pigMarked
Peruvian guinea pigAny Other Variety
Rex guinea pig
Rex guinea pigMarked
Rex guinea pigAny Other Variety
Silkie (Sheltie) guinea pigMarked
Silkie (Sheltie) guinea pigAny Other Variety
Teddy guinea pigMarked
Teddy guinea pigAny Other Variety
Texel guinea pigMarked
Texel guinea pigAny Other Variety
White Crested guinea pigMarked
White Crested guinea pigAny Other Variety

Color changes

How Pointed can appear or change over an animal's life.

  • Whitechanges toPointed

    Coat · With age

See all Guinea Pig colors, patterns and markings