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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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Records from Parque Nacional Santa Teresa

Conservation status: Least Concern

Other common names: Capibara.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 624556
♂ ♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Santa Teresa
Rocha
Uruguay
02/06/2025
Tomás Hancke
Foto
Photography ID: 288237
  Adult
Parque Nacional Santa Teresa
Rocha
Uruguay
09/23/2018
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 213199
  Juvenile
Parque Nacional Santa Teresa
Rocha
Uruguay
07/02/2017
Julio Clavijo Ferraro



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
225752606/02/2025UruguayRochaParque Nacional Santa TeresaTomás Hancke
81016923/09/2018UruguayRochaLaguna de Pena ..., Parque Nacional Santa TeresaLuis Mier
80611701/09/2018UruguayRochaParque Nacional Santa TeresaMauricio Silvera
59917002/07/2017UruguayRochaLaguna de Pena ..., Parque Nacional Santa TeresaJulio Clavijo Ferraro
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 17/03/2026.