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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
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GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsCarancho (Caracara plancus)09/09/2017Rodolfo Capdevielle



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 472209
  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/06/2021
Gustavo Ramos
Foto
Photography ID: 462767
 Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/26/2017
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 429072
 Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/10/2021
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 428920
 Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/08/2021
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 222830
  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/09/2017
Rodolfo Capdevielle



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244028828/02/202618:18ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia2Patricia Beatriz Benitez
241971121/01/202620:33ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia20Jorge La Grotteria
241971021/01/202620:32ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia7Jorge La Grotteria
241950021/01/202620:33ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia20María Alejandra Sosa
241949921/01/202620:32ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia7María Alejandra Sosa
241015103/01/202617:15ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia20Jorge La Grotteria
241013703/01/202617:15ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia20María Alejandra Sosa
240954802/01/202620:13ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia15Jorge La Grotteria
240954402/01/202619:28ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia10Jorge La Grotteria
240953302/01/202620:13ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia15María 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.