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Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)


Carpincho (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
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Havia um grupo de várias. Estavam ao redor de um lago tomando sol, se espantaram com nossa presença e pularam na água.

Augusto Pötter
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Record

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Caviidae
Scientific name: Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
English Name: Greater Capybara
Spanish Name: Carpincho
Portuguese Name: Capivara
Conservation status:
  Least Concern (LC)  
Sex: Indistinguishable
Life stage: Adult
Registration date: 12/07/2025
Country: Brazil
Province / Department: Rio Grande do Sul
Location or protected area: Pinheiro Machado
Location accuracy: Low
Belonging: Native
Condition: Wild
Certainty: Photographed
Reproduction information: No
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography ID: 645925 View Full Record
Publication date: 07/31/2025 21:15:39

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