πLesser capybara
The lesser capybara is a large semi-aquatic rodent found in South America that has vast similarities with, yet subtle differences from, the slightly larger common capybara, the largest species of rodent in the world.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2016.
- Body mass
- 21 kg
- Body length
- 0.89 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 15 years
Everything we know about the Lesser capybara
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass21 kgCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Body length0.89 mestimatedCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan15 yearsestimatedCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Generation length5.4 yearsestimatedCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Gestation108 daysCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Litter sizeabout 5COMBINEDetails βHide β
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Trophic levelHerbivoreCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Activity cycleDiurnalCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Volume l21 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
estimated = a model's estimate for a species nobody has measured; average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Lesser capybara yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassMammalia
- βΊorderRodentia
- βΊfamilyCaviidae
- βΊgenusHydrochoerus
- βΊspeciesHydrochoerus isthmius
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- orderRodents Β· Rodentia
- familyHydrochaeridae
- genusHydrochoerus
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderEuarchontoglires
- orderRodents Β· Rodentia
- suborderHystricomorpha
- familyHydrochaeridae
- genusHydrochoerus
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