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About Capybara

Capybara

The capybara or greater capybara is the largest living rodent, native to all countries in South America except Chile. It is a semiaquatic herbivore that inhabits savannas and dense forests, living near and in bodies of freshwater and feeding mainly on grasses and aquatic plants.

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Capybara facts & figures

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Scientific name
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Conservation status

LC Least Concern
Least concern Extinct

Source: IUCN Red List via GBIF

Classification

  1. Kingdom Animalia
  2. Phylum Chordata
  3. Class Mammalia
  4. Order Rodentia
  5. Family Caviidae
  6. Genus Hydrochoerus
  7. Species Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Source: GBIF

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