Reference photo — Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Easy
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Mammals
- Family
- Caviidae
- Size
- 106–134 cm (length)
- Weight
- 35–66 kg
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Lifespan
- 6–10 yrs
- Habitat
- Wetlands, Riverbanks, Savannas
About
The capybara or greater capybara is the largest living rodent, native to all countries in South America except Chile. It is a semiaquatic herbivore that inhabits savannas and dense forests, living near and in bodies of water and feeding mainly on grasses and aquatic plants.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.