Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766) . Syst. Nat., 12th ed., 1:103.
TYPE LOCALITY: "Habitat in Surinamo". Cabrera (1961:583) gave Pernambuco, Brazil, but see Husson (1978:451) for restriction to Suriname .
DISTRIBUTION: Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas and Peru, south through Brazil, Paraguay, NE Argentina, and Uruguay.
STATUS: Locally common, uncommon in Panama; farmed for meat in some areas.
SYNONYMS: capybara, cobaya , dabbeni, irroratus, isthmius, notalis, uruguayensis.
COMMENTS: Includes isthmius; see Handley (1966a:785). Reviewed by Mones and Ojasti (1986, Mammalian Species, 264, as Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris ).
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Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766)
| Linnaeus 1766: 103 |