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Greater Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Carpincho
Capivara
Family: Caviidae
Order: Rodentia
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status: Least Concern

Other common names: Capibara.

Subspecies:


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Latest feeding records
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
ReptilesYacaré Negro (Caiman yacare)06/02/2023Diego Oscar
BirdsCarancho (Caracara plancus)13/02/2022Jorge La Grotteria
BirdsCarancho (Caracara plancus)06/07/2019Jorge Schlemmer
BirdsCarancho (Caracara plancus)09/09/2017Rodolfo Capdevielle
BirdsCarancho (Caracara plancus)09/10/2010Diego Oscar



Number of Photography: 562

Foto
Photography ID: 676893
♂  Adult
San Fernando
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/13/2024
Catalina Marcovecchio
Foto
Photography ID: 676065
♀  Adult
Puerto de San Isidro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/14/2026
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 675684
  Juvenile
Puerto de San Isidro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/07/2026
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 675683
♂  Adult
Puerto de San Isidro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/07/2026
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 671502
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
02/06/2026
Silvia Mallet
Foto
Photography ID: 670652
  Adult
Vicente López
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/31/2026
Marcos Garberoglio
Foto
Photography ID: 667120
  Adult
Valle del Lunarejo
Rivera
Uruguay
01/05/2026
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 665634
  Adult
Lascano
Rocha
Uruguay
01/08/2023
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 665197
♂ ♀ Las Flores
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/27/2025
Santiago Baldin



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Number of Films: 13





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Number of Records: 1224



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244028828/02/202618:18ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia2Patricia Beatriz Benitez
243383016/02/202608:13ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Provincial 19, EnsenadaSilvina Collado
244122414/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCenav, Puerto de San IsidroAndrea Casaburi
243991607/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCenav, Puerto de San IsidroAndrea Casaburi
243991507/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCenav, Puerto de San IsidroAndrea Casaburi
242838206/02/2026ArgentinaLa PampaBioregion, General PicoSilvia Mallet
242542931/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresÁrea Natural Yrigoyen (Yrigoyen y el Río), Vicente LópezMarcos Garberoglio
243987124/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCenav, Puerto de San IsidroAndrea Casaburi
241971121/01/202620:33ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia20Jorge La Grotteria
241971021/01/202620:32ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia7Jorge La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.