Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
- Class
- Mammal
- Order
- Rodent
- Family
- Caviidae
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Size
- Medium (1–2 m)
- Active
- At dawn and dusk
- Continent
- South America
- Habitat
- Wetlands, Rivers and lakes, Grassland
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Its eyes, ears and nostrils sit high on the head, so it can stay nearly submerged.
- Birds often perch on a capybara, and even monkeys have been seen riding it.
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- Guinea pig
Cavia porcellus
- House mouse
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- Red squirrel
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q131538 · All animals · All entries