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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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Conservation status: Least Concern

Other common names: Capibara.

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Latest feeding records
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
ReptilesYacaré Negro (Caiman yacare)06/02/2023Diego Oscar



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 652048
  Juvenile
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
09/02/2025
Aluminé Sangorrín
Foto
Photography ID: 629297
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
03/29/2025
Aluminé Sangorrín
Foto
Photography ID: 551818
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
10/01/2023
Gustavo Pascuas
Foto
Photography ID: 514697
  Juvenile
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
10/08/2022
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 514696
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
10/08/2022
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 460899
♀ 
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
08/17/2021
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 395097
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
11/07/2017
Rodrigo Fiorucci
Foto
Photography ID: 343152
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
07/08/2019
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 327868
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
03/16/2019
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 321121
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
12/14/2018
Marcelo Zanotti



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
235667911/09/2025ArgentinaCorrientesPortal Lobo Cuá, Parque Nacional Iberá30Diego Oscar
235577010/09/2025ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 40 entre Rincòn del Socorro y Carlos Pellegrini, Parque Nacional Iberá20Diego Oscar
235791202/09/2025ArgentinaCorrientesLobo Cuá, Parque Nacional IberáAluminé Sangorrín
226953729/03/2025ArgentinaCorrientesPortal Lobo Cuá, Parque Nacional IberáAluminé Sangorrín
201838616/03/2024ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 40 entre Rincòn del Socorro y Carlos Pellegrini, Parque Nacional Iberá10Diego Oscar
189523101/10/2023ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional IberáGustavo Pascuas
167675508/10/2022ArgentinaCorrientesPortal Laguna Iberá, Parque Nacional IberáDiego Trillo
145931418/08/2021ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional IberáJorgelina Lopez
145932017/08/2021ArgentinaCorrientesPortal Laguna Iberá, Parque Nacional IberáHernán Tolosa
145931317/08/2021ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional IberáJorgelina Lopez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.