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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: 654444
♂ ♀ Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
09/12/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 500513
  Adult
Porto Jofre
Mato Grosso
Brazil
06/02/2022
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 218371
♀  Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
08/27/2017
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 213829
  Adult
Poconé
Mato Grosso
Brazil
07/15/2017
Luis Orlando Krause
Foto
Photography ID: 109375
♂ 
Puerto Jofre
Mato Grosso
Brazil
10/06/2013
Luis Cesar Tejo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236915812/09/2025BrazilMato GrossoPorto Jofre, PantanalManuel Godoy
234519619/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoRio São Lourenço desde Porto Jofre, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
234366117/08/202513:09BrazilMato GrossoRuta Sin NombreNicolas Olejnik
234289916/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoPouso Alegre, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
234206816/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoRio Claro, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
234161815/08/202518:19BrazilMato GrossoRuta Sin NombreNicolas Olejnik
230645314/06/202509:54BrazilMato GrossoEstrada Transpantaneira1Nicolas Olejnik
230385711/06/2025BrazilMato GrossoPouso Alegre, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
230381511/06/2025BrazilMato GrossoPousada Rio Claro, PoconéNicolas Olejnik
230380410/06/202511:11BrazilMato GrossoMT-060Nicolas Olejnik
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 05/04/2026.