Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris

Also known as greater capybara, true capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

specie di animali della famiglia Caviidae

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The capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is a species within the genus Hydrochoerus. It is a viviparous animal with a crepuscular diel cycle. Common names for this taxon include capibara, kapybara, and Kapivar. The organism is found in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, and Bolivia. Its conservation status is listed as Least Concern.

Biological records indicate a mass of 48.9 and a gestation period of 150 days. Litter size averages 4, and the longest observed lifespan is 15.1 years. The species has been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. A genome assembly is available at the provided DNA Zoo URL.

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Species

Least Concern

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Hydrochoerus
Mass: 48.9
Image: Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrachaeris) female and young suckling ... (48427191032).jpg

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taxon rank: species
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
taxon name: Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Commons category: Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Commons gallery: Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
taxon common name: خنزير الماء
gestation period: 150
litter size: 4
longest observed lifespan: 15.1
sequenced genome URL: www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Hydrochoerus_hydrochaeris
taxon range: Manicoré
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
hashtag: capybara
nickname: masbro
diel cycle: crepuscular
short name: H. hydrochaeris
has characteristic: viviparity

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Article · Italiano

Il capibara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766)) è un grosso roditore caviide originario del Sud America, nonché il più grande roditore vivente al mondo. . Chiamato anche capivara (in Brasile), chigüire, nutriae, quiuit, chigüiro o fercho (in Colombia e Venezuela), carpincho (in Argentina, Paraguay e Uruguay) e ronsoco (in Perù), è un membro del genere Hydrochoerus, di cui fa parte insieme al capibara minore (Hydrochoerus isthmius). I suoi parenti più stretti includono i porcellini d'India e le cavie delle rocce, mentre altri suoi parenti più distanti sono l'agouti, il cincillà e la nutria. Il capibara abita le savane e le fitte foreste, vivendo quasi esclusivamente nei pressi di grandi specchi d'acqua. È una specie altamente sociale e può essere trovata in gruppi che possono contare fino a 100 individui, sebbene i gruppi più comuni contino circa 10-20 individui. Il capibara viene cacciato per la carne, per la pelle e per il grasso dalla sua spessa pelle grassa.

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