Hydrochoerus
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The genus Hydrochoerus contains two living and three extinct species of rodents from South America, the Caribbean island of Grenada, California and Panama.[1] Capybaras are the largest living rodents in the world. The genus name is derived from the Greek ὕδωρ (hýdor) 'water' plus χοίρος (choíros) 'pig'.
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Hydrochoerus | |
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H. hydrochaeris with a cattle tyrant on its back | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Caviidae |
Subfamily: | Hydrochoerinae |
Genus: | Hydrochoerus Brisson, 1762 |
Type species | |
Sus hydrochaeris[1] Linnaeus, 1766 | |
Species | |
† H. ballesterensis | |
Ranges of capybara (green) and lesser capybara (red) |
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