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Capybaras
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Capybaras

Hydrochoerus

The genus Hydrochoerus contains two living and two extinct species of capybaras from South America, the Caribbean island of Grenada, and Panama. Capybaras are the largest living rodents in the world. The genus name is derived from the Greek ὕδωρ (hýdor, water) plus χοίρος (choíros, pig).

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Capybara

speciesHydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Lesser Capybara

speciesHydrochoerus isthmius

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71855.