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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Caviidae
--> SUBFAMILY Hydrochoerinae
--> GENUS Hydrochoeris
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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