Hydrochoerus isthmius
E. A. Goldman, 1912
Lesser Capybara
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Superfamily | : Cavioidea |
| Family | : Caviidae |
| Subfamily | : Hydrochoerinae |
| Genus | : Hydrochoerus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Goldman, E.A. 1912-09-20. New mammals from eastern Panama. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 60(2):1-18.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910345Original name as described
Hydrochoerus isthmius
Type material
USNM:MAMM:179703
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ae02bdb3-2044-4d32-939c-daa033f360bcType locality
"Marragantí, near the head of tide-water on the Río Tuyra, eastern Panama," Darién Province.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Panama · Colombia · Venezuela
Taxonomy notes
possibly included under H. hydrochaeris, but the species is tentatively retained here
Taxonomy notes citation
Byrne, M.S., Ruiz-García, M. and Túnez, J.I. 2021. Phylogeography of the capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, in a large portion of its distribution area in South America. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 29(1):191-206.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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