Small game
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
- Group
- Small game
- Size class
- Medium (10–70 kg)
- Family
- Caviidae
Range
- South America
Habitat
- Wetland
Range
Countries it is found in
12 countries
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Range from:ASM Mammal Diversity Database — read 2026-08-05
Field data
Tracks
A photograph of real sign left by Capybara. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.
Track photo:Thomaz de Carvalho CalladoCC BY
Cross-reference
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