Lesser capybara: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Lesser capybara Hydrochoerus isthmius Data deficient

Where the lesser capybara lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 144 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Hydrochoerus isthmius
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Caviidae

Where does the lesser capybara live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser capybara in 2 countries and territories across North America and South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the lesser capybara endangered?

The lesser capybara’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lesser capybara?

The lesser capybara (Hydrochoerus isthmius) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Caviidae, genus Hydrochoerus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lesser capybara

The lesser capybara (Hydrochoerus isthmius) is a large semi-aquatic rodent found in South America that has vast similarities with, yet subtle differences from, the slightly larger common capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), the largest species of rodent in the world.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser capybara (revision 1369276251), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1040804 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).