Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) made in Pinheiro Machado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on 12/07/2025. The photograph was published by Augusto Pötter and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Havia um grupo de várias. Estavam ao redor de um lago tomando sol, se espantaram com nossa presença e pularam na água.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata | |
| Class: | Mammalia | |
| Order: | Rodentia | |
| Family: | Caviidae | |
| Scientific name: | Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris | |
| English Name: | Greater Capybara | |
| Spanish Name: | Carpincho | |
| Portuguese Name: | Capivara | |
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| Sex: | Indistinguishable | |
| Life stage: | Adult | |
| Registration date: | 12/07/2025 | |
| Country: | Brazil | |
| Province / Department: | Rio Grande do Sul | |
| Location or protected area: | Pinheiro Machado | |
| Location accuracy: | Low | |
| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
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| Photography ID: | 645925 View Full Record | |
| Publication date: | 07/31/2025 21:15:39 | |
