Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris dabbenei
This photograph corresponds to a record of Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) made in Reserva Privada San Sebastián de la Selva, Misiones, Argentina on 30/07/2016. The photograph was published by Román Montero and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Ejemplar macho adulto que marcaba territorio orinando el suelo y frotando contra las ramas la protuberancia de su hocico, la cual posee una glándula.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata | |
| Class: | Mammalia | |
| Order: | Rodentia | |
| Family: | Caviidae | |
| Scientific name: | Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris dabbenei | |
| English Name: | Greater Capybara | |
| Spanish Name: | Carpincho | |
| Portuguese Name: | Capivara | |
| Conservation status: |
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| Sex: | Male | |
| Life stage: | Adult | |
| Registration date: | 30/07/2016 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Province / Department: | Misiones | |
| Location or protected area: | Reserva Privada San Sebastián de la Selva | |
| Location accuracy: | Low | |
| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
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| Photography ID: | 163142 View Full Record | |
| Manufacturer: | NIKON CORPORATION | |
| Camera model: | NIKON D5100 | |
| Shutter speed: | 1/1000 | |
| Aperture: | 6.0 | |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 800 | |
| Focal length: | 450mm | |
| Creation date: | 2016:07:30 15:17:27 | |
| Using Flash: | No | |
| Publication date: | 08/20/2016 21:35:08 | |
