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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Caviidae
--> SUBFAMILY Hydrochoerinae
GENUS Hydrochoeris
| Author: | Brisson, 1762. | | Citation: | Regn. Anim. 2nd ed.: 12. | | Type Species: | Sus hydrochaeris Linnaeus, 1766. | | Comments: | Husson (1978:456-457) discussed the spelling of the generic name and concluded that Hydrochoerus Brisson, 1762 is not valid because Brisson’s (1762) work was not consistently binominal. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1998) ruled that Hydrochoerus Brisson, 1762 is valid. Reviewed by Mones (1991). |
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| Offspring: SPECIES hydrochaeris SPECIES isthmius | Synonyms:
Capibara Moussy, 1860
Capiguara Liais, 1872
Hydrochaeris Brunnich, 1772
Hydrochaerus Erxleben, 1777
Hydrocheirus Hollande and Batisse, 1959
Hydrocherus F. Cuvier, 1829
Hydrochoerus Wagler, 1830
Xenohydrochoerus Rusconi, 1934
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