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Greater Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Carpincho
Capivara
Family: Caviidae
Order: Rodentia
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Parque Nacional Mburucuyá

Conservation status: Least Concern

Other common names: Capibara.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 661436
  Adult
Parque Nacional Mburucuyá
Corrientes
Argentina
11/10/2025
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 661295
  Adult
Parque Nacional Mburucuyá
Corrientes
Argentina
11/11/2025
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 611396
  Juvenile
Parque Nacional Mburucuyá
Corrientes
Argentina
07/13/2024
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 557007
  Adult
Parque Nacional Mburucuyá
Corrientes
Argentina
09/28/2023
Elsa Longo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239594111/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesSendero Botánico, Parque Nacional MburucuyáGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
239352311/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesSendero Botánico, Parque Nacional MburucuyáPeter Vidana
239598810/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesSendero yatay, Parque Nacional MburucuyáGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
239534510/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesSendero yatay, Parque Nacional MburucuyáPeter Vidana
239533910/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesSendero yatay, Parque Nacional MburucuyáPeter Vidana
230660301/05/2025ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional MburucuyáElsa Longo
224111015/07/2024ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional MburucuyáWalter Bustamante
220741214/07/2024ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional MburucuyáWalter Bustamante
220151513/07/2024ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional MburucuyáWalter Bustamante
202711531/03/2024ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional Mburucuyá10Luis Cesar Tejo
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.