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SPECIES Hydrochoeris isthmius

Author:Goldman, 1912.
Citation:Smithsonian Misc.Coll., 60(2): 11.
Common Name:Lesser Capybara
Type Locality:Panama, Darién, Río Tuyra, Marragantí.
Distribution:Panama, W Colombia and W Venezuela.
Status:Uncommon in Panama.
Comments:Included in hydrocharis by Handley (1966a:785) but Mones (1991) recognized as a distinct species. Karyotype has 2n=64 and FN=104.
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