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

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/14.5.785

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/79763466-FFD2-FF88-C622-FD26FA86FC45

treatment provided by

Marcus

scientific name

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766)
status

 

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766) View in CoL

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)

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Caviidae

Genus

Hydrochoerus

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