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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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Photography ID: 602537
  Adult

Tandil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/30/2024
Claudia Alejandra Nigro
Foto
Photography ID: 476400
  Adult

Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
11/30/2019
Claudia Alejandra Nigro



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Video ID: 5860
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Tandil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/12/2023
Claudia Alejandra Nigro



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
216191230/09/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresIsla lago del fuerte, TandilClaudia Alejandra Nigro
190126712/10/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresLago del Fuerte, TandilClaudia Alejandra Nigro
190356004/10/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresLago del Fuerte, TandilClaudia Alejandra Nigro
152228930/11/2019ArgentinaCorrientesParque Provincial Iberà, Carlos PellegriniClaudia Alejandra Nigro
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.