Lesser capybara

Lesser capybara
In Gamboa, Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Caviidae
Genus: Hydrochoerus
Species:
H. isthmius
Binomial name
Hydrochoerus isthmius
Goldman, 1912
Range

The lesser capybara (Hydrochoerus isthmius) is a large semi-aquatic rodent found in South America that has vast similarities with, yet subtle differences from, the slightly larger common capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), the largest species of rodent in the world.

Lesser capybara
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