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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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Foto
Photography ID: 645119
  Adult
Mar de Cobo
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/14/2025
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 610117
♂ ♀  Adult
Partido de General Pueyrredón
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/01/2024
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 546002
 Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/15/2023
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 473112
♀ 
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/30/2021
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 472469
♀ 
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/21/2021
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 122139
♂ ♀ Esteros del Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
10/17/2015
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 122138
♂  Adult
Esteros del Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
10/17/2015
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 109905
  Immature
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/17/2011
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 109656
 Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/10/2015
José Luis Ianiro



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
232757514/02/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Lago, Mar de CoboJosé Luis Ianiro
219755301/09/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Integral Laguna de los Padres, Partido de General PueyrredónJosé Luis Ianiro
219126014/07/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Integral Laguna de los Padres, Partido de General PueyrredónJosé Luis Ianiro
181566615/07/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de los Padres, Mar del PlataJosé Luis Ianiro
150368521/11/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de los Padres, Mar del PlataJosé Luis Ianiro
150735330/10/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de los Padres, Mar del PlataJosé Luis Ianiro
112005926/10/2019ArgentinaCorrientesEn el parque, Parque Nacional MburucuyáJosé Luis Ianiro
65589218/09/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresEstancia Nahuel Ruca, Mar ChiquitaJosé Luis Ianiro
35407617/10/2015ArgentinaCorrientesEsteros del IberáJosé Luis Ianiro
31489410/01/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de los Padres, Mar del PlataJosé Luis Ianiro
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/04/2026.