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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 Laguna de Monte

Conservation status: Least Concern

Other common names: Capibara.

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Photography ID: 534594
  Adult
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/05/2023
Norma Medel
Foto
Photography ID: 458433
  Juvenile
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/17/2021
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 323234
  Adult
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/05/2018
Diego Urquiza



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
176326305/05/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de Monte, San Miguel del MonteNorma Medel
172757626/01/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de Monte, San Miguel del MonteDiego Oscar
145004417/07/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de Monte, San Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
124560628/05/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de Monte, San Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
89922205/10/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de Monte, San Miguel del MonteDiego Urquiza
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.