It is a member of the genus Hydrochoerus. Its close relatives include guinea pigs and rock cavies, and it is more distantly related to the agouti, the chinchilla, and the nutria. The capybara inhabits savannas …

Jan 5, 2026 · Capybaras are short-haired brownish rodents with blunt snouts, short legs, small ears, and almost no tail. They are shy and associate in groups along the banks of lakes and rivers. They …

The capybara is twice that big —the biggest rodent on Earth. These impressive semi-aquatic mammals are found throughout much of northern and central South America, though a small invasive ...

The capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is a giant cavy rodent native to South America. It is the largest living rodent and a member of the genus Hydrochoerus. Its close relatives include guinea …

Aug 14, 2023 · Capybaras are the largest rodent species. An adult capybara weighs 60 to 174 pounds, depending on the sex. They measure 3.2 to 4.2 feet in length and measure 1.6 to 2 feet at shoulder …

Capybaras are strict herbivores, feeding mainly on grasses, aquatic plants, reeds, and sometimes fruit. They have an interesting digestive adaptation: they practice coprophagy —eating their own feces—to …

Capybaras are mammals belonging to the order Rodentia, which includes more than 2,000 species of rodent. In the genus Hydrochoerus, there’s two species – the greater capybara and the lesser …

The capybara is a strictly South American rodent species. Its range extends throughout most of Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Columbia, south into the Argentinian pampas, and west to the Andes.

May 27, 2024 · Capybara, (genus Hydrochoerus) are two species of large semi-aquatic rodents that inhabit fresh water environments in Central and South America. The larger of the two species, and …

Jan 14, 2023 · Capybaras are grazers and most of their diet consists on grasses, they also feed on sedges and aquatic plants. During the wet season, they are selective consumers that choose very …