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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
BirdsCarancho (Caracara plancus)13/02/2022Jorge La Grotteria
BirdsCarancho (Caracara plancus)09/09/2017Rodolfo Capdevielle



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 663865
♀ 
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/24/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 649668
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/27/2025
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 648154
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/30/2025
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 647972
  Juvenile
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/29/2025
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 647587
  Juvenile
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/28/2025
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 647583
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/28/2025
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 627460
  Juvenile
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/02/2025
Pablo Richter
Foto
Photography ID: 627459
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/02/2025
Pablo Richter



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245051722/03/202615:12ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar3Jorge La Grotteria
245000022/03/202615:12ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar3María Alejandra Sosa
244928321/03/202615:11ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar4Jorge La Grotteria
244928821/03/202615:15ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar4Jorge La Grotteria
244918121/03/202615:15ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar4María Alejandra Sosa
244917621/03/202615:11ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar4María Alejandra Sosa
244028828/02/202618:18ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia2Patricia Beatriz Benitez
241971021/01/202620:32ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia7Jorge La Grotteria
241971121/01/202620:33ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia20Jorge La Grotteria
241950021/01/202620:33ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia20María Alejandra Sosa
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Citation recommended:

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