Taxonomy Profile: Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766)

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
Linnaeus 1766
Common Name(s):
Capybara []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
hystricognath rodents |
Family : Caviidae
Subfamily : Hydrochoerinae
Genus : Hydrochoerus
Species : Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Capybara |
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Direct Children(s):
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Woods, Charles A., and C. William Kilpatrick / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Infraorder Hystricognathi Brandt, 1855
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
1538-1600
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc). Locally common and farmed for meat in some areas
Comment:
Comments: Reviewed by Mones and Ojasti (1986). Karyotype has 2n=66 and FN=102 (Wurster et al., 1971)