Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Cladus: Osteichthyes • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Cladus: Amniota • Classis: Mammalia • Subclassis: Theria • Infraclassis: Eutheria • Ordo: Rodentia • Familia: Caviidae • Subfamilia: Hydrochoerinae • Genus: Hydrochoerus • Species: Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766)

Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris']

English: capybara, Capibara, Greater Capybara
Afrikaans: Kapibara
العربية: خنزير الماء
مصرى: خنزير الماء
asturianu: capibara
Kotava: Areskol
azərbaycanca: Kapibara
Basa Bali: Kapibara
беларуская: Капібара
беларуская (тарашкевіца): капібара
Betawi: Tapir butek
български: Капибара
বাংলা: ক্যাপিবারা
brezhoneg: Kapibara
català: Capibara
Cebuano: Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
čeština: kapybara
Cymraeg: Capybara
dansk: Kapivar
Deutsch: Capibara, Wasserschwein, Capybara, Großes Wasserschwein, Capybara, Wasserschwein
Ελληνικά: Καπιμπάρα
Canadian English: Capybara
British English: capybara
Esperanto: kapibaro
español: Capibara, carpincho, chiguire, chiguiro, Capibara, carpincho, ronsoco, chiguiro, chigüiro, chigüire
eesti: Kapibaara
euskara: Kapibara
فارسی: برگچه‌خوار
suomi: Kapybara, vesisika
føroyskt: Vatnsvín
français: Capibara
Frysk: Kapibara
Gaeilge: Capabára
galego: Capibara
Avañe'ẽ: Kapi'yva
עברית: קפיבארה
hrvatski: Kapibara
magyar: Vízidisznó
հայերեն: Ջրախոզուկ
interlingua: Capybara
Bahasa Indonesia: Kapibara
гӀалгӀай: Хинхьакхилг
Ido: Kapibaro
íslenska: Flóðsvín
italiano: Capibara
日本語: カピバラ
Jawa: Kapibara
ქართული: წყლის გოჭი
қазақша: Капибара
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಕಪೈಬರಾ
한국어: 카피 바라
kurdî: Berazê avê
кыргызча: Капибара
Lëtzebuergesch: Capybara
Lingua Franca Nova: Capibara
Ligure: Capibara
lietuvių: Didžioji kapibara
latviešu: Kapibara
македонски: капибара
മലയാളം: ക്യാപിബാറ
монгол: Капибара
Bahasa Melayu: Kapibara
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ကပီဘာရာ ကြွက်ကြီး
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: Chúi-ti
norsk bokmål: flodsvin
Nederlands: Capibara, Waterzwijn
norsk nynorsk: Flodsvin
norsk: Flodsvin
Diné bizaad: Dlǫ́ǫ́ʼ ntsxaaígíí
occitan: Capibara
polski: kapibara wielka
پنجابی: کیپی بارا
پښتو: کاپيوره
português: capivara
português do Brasil: Capivara
Runa Simi: Kapiwara
română: Capibara, Porc de apă
русский: Капибара
Scots: Capybara
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Kapibara
Simple English: Capybara
slovenčina: Kapybara močiarna
slovenščina: kapibara
anarâškielâ: Kapybara
српски / srpski: Капибара
српски (ћирилица): Капибара
srpski (latinica): Kapibara
Seeltersk: Meen Woaterswien
Sunda: Kapibara
svenska: Capibara, kapybara, vattensvin
Kiswahili: Ngekewa
தமிழ்: கேபிபாரா
ไทย: แคพิบารา
Tagalog: Kapibara
Türkçe: Kapibara
українська: Капібара велика
oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Kapibara
Tiếng Việt: Chuột lang nước
Winaray: Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
吴语: 水豚
粵語: 水豚
中文: 水豚
中文（中国大陆）: 水豚
中文（简体）: 水豚
中文（繁體）: 水豚
中文（香港）: 水豚
中文（新加坡）: 水豚
中文（臺灣）: 水豚

Mammal Species of the World (v3, 2005) link: Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

IUCN: Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766) (old web site) (Least Concern)

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**Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris**
	species of giant rodent in the cavy family
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Instance of	taxon;
IUCN conservation status	Least Concern;
Mass	1.5 kg (birth weight); 48.9 kg (adult weight);
Common name
	English: capybara, Capibara, Greater Capybara; Afrikaans: Kapibara; العربية: خنزير الماء; مصرى: خنزير الماء; asturianu: capibara; Kotava: Areskol; azərbaycanca: Kapibara; Basa Bali: Kapibara; беларуская: Капібара; беларуская (тарашкевіца): капібара; Betawi: Tapir butek; български: Капибара; বাংলা: ক্যাপিবারা; brezhoneg: Kapibara; català: Capibara; Cebuano: Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris; čeština: kapybara; Cymraeg: Capybara; dansk: Kapivar; Deutsch: Capibara, Wasserschwein, Capybara, Großes Wasserschwein; Ελληνικά: Καπιμπάρα; Canadian English: Capybara; British English: capybara; Esperanto: kapibaro; español: Capibara, carpincho, chiguire, chiguiro; eesti: Kapibaara; euskara: Kapibara; فارسی: برگچه‌خوار; suomi: Kapybara, vesisika; føroyskt: Vatnsvín; français: Capibara; Frysk: Kapibara; Gaeilge: Capabára; galego: Capibara; Avañe'ẽ: Kapi'yva; עברית: קפיבארה; hrvatski: Kapibara; magyar: Vízidisznó; հայերեն: Ջրախոզուկ; interlingua: Capybara; Bahasa Indonesia: Kapibara; гӀалгӀай: Хинхьакхилг; Ido: Kapibaro; íslenska: Flóðsvín; italiano: Capibara; 日本語: カピバラ; Jawa: Kapibara; ქართული: წყლის გოჭი; қазақша: Капибара; ಕನ್ನಡ: ಕಪೈಬರಾ; 한국어: 카피 바라; kurdî: Berazê avê; кыргызча: Капибара; Lëtzebuergesch: Capybara; Lingua Franca Nova: Capibara; Ligure: Capibara; lietuvių: Didžioji kapibara; latviešu: Kapibara; македонски: капибара; മലയാളം: ക്യാപിബാറ; монгол: Капибара; Bahasa Melayu: Kapibara; မြန်မာဘာသာ: ကပီဘာရာ ကြွက်ကြီး; 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: Chúi-ti; norsk bokmål: flodsvin; Nederlands: Capibara; norsk nynorsk: Flodsvin; norsk: Flodsvin; Diné bizaad: Dlǫ́ǫ́ʼ ntsxaaígíí; occitan: Capibara; polski: kapibara wielka; پنجابی: کیپی بارا; پښتو: کاپيوره; português: capivara; português do Brasil: Capivara; Runa Simi: Kapiwara; română: Capibara, Porc de apă; русский: Капибара; Scots: Capybara; srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Kapibara; Simple English: Capybara; slovenčina: Kapybara močiarna; slovenščina: kapibara; anarâškielâ: Kapybara; српски / srpski: Капибара; српски (ћирилица): Капибара; srpski (latinica): Kapibara; Seeltersk: Meen Woaterswien; Sunda: Kapibara; svenska: Capibara, kapybara, vattensvin; Kiswahili: Ngekewa; தமிழ்: கேபிபாரா; ไทย: แคพิบารา; Tagalog: Kapibara; Türkçe: Kapibara; українська: Капібара велика; oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Kapibara; Tiếng Việt: Chuột lang nước; Winaray: Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris; 吴语: 水豚; 粵語: 水豚; 中文: 水豚; 中文（中国大陆）: 水豚; 中文（简体）: 水豚; 中文（繁體）: 水豚; 中文（香港）: 水豚; 中文（新加坡）: 水豚; 中文（臺灣）: 水豚;
Taxonomy
Class	Mammalia
Subclass	Theriiformes
Superlegion	Trechnotheria
Infralegion	Boreosphenida
Subclass	Theria
Infraclass	Placentalia
Magnorder	Boreoeutheria
Superorder	Euarchontoglires
Order	Rodentia
Suborder	Hystricognatha
Infraorder	Hystricognathi
Family	Caviidae
Subfamily	Hydrochoerinae
Genus	Hydrochoerus
Species	Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Original combination	Sus hydrochaeris
Taxon author	Carl Linnaeus, 1766
Authority file
	Q131538; BabelNet ID: 00015489n; IUCN taxon ID: 10300; NCBI taxonomy ID: 10149; ITIS TSN: 825303; Encyclopedia of Life ID: 326517; BioLib taxon ID: 37031; Fossilworks taxon ID: 128740; GBIF taxon ID: 5786666; MSW ID: 13400218; EPPO Code: HYUSHY; iNaturalist taxon ID: 74442, 699391; BOLD Systems taxon ID: 73385; ADW taxon ID: Hydrochoerus_hydrochaeris; IRMNG ID: 10223073
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with Cattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosa)
with Yellow-headed caracara (Milvago chimachima)
Capybara in Brazil
Capybara in Bolivia, Pampa, 2003
Capybara in Bolivia, Pampa, early in the morning, 2003
Capybara resting
Capybara (The National Zoo - Washington, 2006)
Capybara (The Prague Zoological Garden, 2006)
Capybara (The Prague Zoological Garden, 2006)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). Photographed at Kolmården zoo, Sweden, 2005
Henry Vilas Zoo, Madison, Wisconsin, 2004
Capybara, 2004
Capybara
Argentina, 2002
Horto Florestas em São Paulo, Brazil
Burgers Zoo
Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque, NM
A Capaya is devoured by a green anaconda
Howletts Wild Animal Park
A Capybara at Nagasaki Bio Park, Japan
Prague Zoo
Prague Zoo
Prague Zoo

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