Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766)

Pereira, Alan Deivid, Bazilio, Sergio & Orsi, Mário Luís, 2018, Checklist of medium-sized to large mammals of Campos Gerais National Park, Paraná, Brazil, Check List 14 (5), pp. 785-799 : 796

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766)

Records. Record was in November 29, 2013, monitoring site 7 (25°09.42ʹ S, 049°59.44ʹ W).

Identification. Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris is the largest rodent in the world, easily identifiable due to the shape of the head with short ears and hue ranging between reddish to grayish brown. The species was recorded based on the analysis of footprints and opportunistic observations ( Table 1)