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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 del Pantanal Matogrossense

Conservation status: Least Concern

Other common names: Capibara.

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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
112453325/09/2019BrazilMato GrossoRio Cuiabá, Parque Nacional del Pantanal MatogrossenseClaudio Mendez
123998917/07/2018BrazilMato GrossoParque Nacional del Pantanal MatogrossenseEugenia Boggiano
78571816/07/2018BrazilMato GrossoParque Nacional del Pantanal MatogrossenseVirginia Bonifacio
161174908/09/2016BrazilMato GrossoParque Nacional del Pantanal MatogrossenseRamon Moller Jensen
168366503/10/2012BrazilMato GrossoParque Nacional del Pantanal MatogrossenseNino A. Grangetto
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/03/2026.