Capybara | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Faimily: | Caviidae |
Genus: | Hydrochoerus |
Species: | H. hydrochaeris |
Binomial name | |
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Native range | |
Synonyms | |
Sus hydrochaeris Linnaeus, 1766 |
The capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is the maist muckle rodent in the warld, follaed bi the beaver, porcupine, an mara. It is hamelt tae Sooth Americae. Capybaras growe tae be gey muckle, an typically wechts atween 70 an 150 poonds.[2]