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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: 627460
  Juvenile
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/02/2025
Pablo Richter
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Photography ID: 627459
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/02/2025
Pablo Richter



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243333322/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesParque provincial iberá , portal san antonio7Pablo Richter
232807223/07/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino a desembocadura, Cerro de la GloriaPablo Richter
229168110/05/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresArroyo negro, Hudson2Pablo Richter
226220315/03/202508:01ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Provincial 11, Mar del Tuyú1Pablo Richter
226446002/03/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarPablo Richter
225916522/06/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresArroyo negro, Hudson1Pablo Richter
190053821/10/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresBalneario municipal, Atalaya1Pablo Richter
2391324/05/2011ArgentinaBuenos AiresRío Salado y Canal 15Pablo Richter
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Citation recommended:

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