Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Also known as: Greater Capybara, Carpincho
Habitat
Ground
Diet
PlantSeed
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
48.1 kg
LCMammaliaRodentiaCaviidae
Seasonal Activity
21,265 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Caviidae
Traits
- Diet
- PlantSeed
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 48.1 kg
Photo
(c) Carlos Sanchez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carlos Sanchez
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Occurrence data from GBIF.