Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris Linnaeus 1766
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Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris Linnaeus 1766 |
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Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris Linnaeus 1766 View in CoL
Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris Linnaeus 1766 View in CoL , Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1: 103.
Type Locality: "Habitat in Surinamo". Cabrera (1961:583) gave Perambuco, Brazil, but see Husson (1978:451) for restriction to Suriname.
Vernacular Names: Capybara.
Synonyms: Hydrochoeris capybara (Pallas 1766) ; Hydrochoeris cobaya (Buffon 1802) ; Hydrochoeris dabbeni Rovereto 1914 ; Hydrochoeris irroratus F. Ameghino 1889 ; Hydrochoeris notalis Hollister 1914 ; Hydrochoeris uruguayensis C. Ameghino and Roverto 1914 .
Distribution: E Colombia, E Venezuela, the Guyanas and Peru, south through Brazil, Paraguay, NE Argentina, and Uruguay.
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Locally common and farmed for meat in some areas.
Discussion: Reviewed by Mones and Ojasti (1986). Karyotype has 2n=66 and FN=102 ( Wurster et al., 1971).
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