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Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
Species recognized by Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Colombia Species List, Guyana Species List, Panama Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Venezuela Species List, Uruguay Species List, Argentina Species List, South Atlantic Species List, Wildfinder (WWF), and United States Species List
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
Recognized by Ojasti 1996
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Kissling et al, 2014, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Colombia Species List, Ecuador Species List, French Guiana Species List, Guyana Species List, Panama Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Suriname Species List, Venezuela Species List, Uruguay Species List, wikipedia ID, Argentina Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia gl Galician, and United States Species List
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Recognized by CalPhotos, Arkive, Biopix Nature Photos, Hanotte and Mensah 2002, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, and Pantheria
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766)
Species recognized by GBIF classification and Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
Species recognized by Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, and Global Biotic Interactions
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Anderson and Wiens 2017, Simpson et al 2020, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GGBN data coverage, wikipedia BR, and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Recognized by NMNH type specimens, PlanetScott, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, MADtraits, and Flickr Group
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, TreatmentBank, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766)
Recognized by NMNH Collection

Alternative Names

Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
Synonym according to NCBI
Hydrochaerus hydrochaeris
Synonym according to NCBI
Capiguara americana
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Cavia capybara
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Hydrochaerus capybara
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Hydrochoerus capybara
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Hydrochoerus cololoi
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Hydrochoerus hydrochoeris
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Hydrochoerus irroratus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Hydrochoerus uruguayensis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Sus hydrochaeris
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Capybara preferred
Recognized by Arkive, PlanetScott, AnAge, Simpson et al 2020, and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
capybara
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web, Paleobiology Database, and Wikidata Common Names
Capibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Greater Capybara
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Afrikaans

Kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Watervark
prefer
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Arabic

خنزير الماء preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
كـابيبارا
prefer
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Armenian

ջրախոզուկ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

capibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Belarusian

капібара preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

ক্যাপিবারা preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Bulgarian

капибара preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Капибара preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Burmese

ကပီဘာရာ ကြွက်ကြီး preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Capibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Chinese

水豚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Croatian

Kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Vodenprase
prefer
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Czech

kapybara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Kapybara preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Danish

Kapivar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Flodsvin preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Dutch; Flemish

Capibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Waterzwijn
prefer
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Esperanto

kapibaro preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Akvoporko preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Kapibaro
prefer
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Estonian

kapibaara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Kapibaara preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Veesiga
prefer
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Faroese

Vatnsvín preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Kapybara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
vesisika
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Vesisika
prefer
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

French

Capibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Grand capybara preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Galician

Capibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

წყლის გოჭი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Capibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Capybara
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)
Großes Wasserschwein
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Wasserschwein preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Καπιμπάρα preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Υδρόχοιρος (Καπιμπάρα) preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Guarani

Kapi'yva preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

קפיבארה preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
קפיבארה מצויה preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Hungarian

vízidisznó preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
kapibara preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Icelandic

Flóðsvín preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ido

Kapibaro preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ingush

Хинхьакхилг preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)

capybara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

capabára preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Capibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Japanese

カピバラ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
オニテンジクネズミ preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Javanese

Kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kannada

ಕಪೈಬರಾ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Капибара preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Капибара preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

카피 바라 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
카피바라 preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Kurdish

Berazê avê preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ligurian

Capibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingua Franca Nova

Capibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch

Capybara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

капибара preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Capybara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

ക്യാപിബാറ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mongolian

капибара preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Dlǫ́ǫ́ʼ ntsxaaígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

flodsvin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Flodsvin preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Kapivar
prefer
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Occitan (post 1500)

Capibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

کاپی بارا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

kapibara wielka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Kapibara wielka preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Portuguese

capivara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Capivara preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Pushto; Pashto

کاپيوره preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Kapiwara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Capibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Porc de apă
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Капибара preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Scots

capybara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

капибара preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Kapybara močiarna preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Capibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
carpincho
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
chiguire
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
chiguiro
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Capibara grande preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Capincho
prefer
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Carpincho
prefer
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Chigüire
prefer
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Chigüiro
prefer
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Sundanese

Kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Ngekewa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Capibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
kapybara
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
vattensvin
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

கேபிபாரா preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

แคพิบารา preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Капібара велика preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Kapybara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Chuột lang nước preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

Capybara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Western Frisian

Kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

水豚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

خنزير الماء preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Ca

Capybara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

capybara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nan

Chúi-ti preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

کیپی بارا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

Capivara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

Капибара preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr El

Kapibara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Stq

Meen Woaterswien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

水豚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

水豚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Zh Hans

水豚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

水豚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

水豚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

水豚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Ctenohystrica
Hystricognathi
Caviomorpha
Cavioidea
Caviidae
Hydrochoerinae
Hydrochoerus Brisson 1762
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766) (this page)
Hydrochoerus isthmius Goldman 1912

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Hystricomorpha Brandt 1855
Hystricognathi Brandt 1855
Caviidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Hydrochoerinae Gray 1825
Hydrochoerus Brisson 1762
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766) (this page)
Hydrochoerus isthmius Goldman 1912

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766) (this page)
Hydrochoerus isthmius Goldman 1912

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766) (this page)
Hydrochoerus isthmius Goldman 1912

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Caviidae
Hydrochoerus Brisson 1762
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766) (this page)
Hydrochoerus gaylordi Mac Phee et al. 2000
Hydrochoerus isthmius Goldman 1912
Xenohydrochoerus ballesterensis (Rusconi 1954)

iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Life
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Euarchontoglires
Rodentia
Hystricomorpha
Hystricognathi
Cavioidea
Caviidae
Hydrochoerinae
Hydrochoerus
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (this page)
Hydrochoerus isthmius

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Hystricomorpha Brandt 1855
Hystricognathi Brandt 1855
Caviidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Hydrochoerinae Gray 1825
Hydrochoerus Brisson 1762
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766) (this page)
Hydrochoerus isthmius Goldman 1912

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Caviidae
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766) (this page)
Cavia fulgida Wagler 1831
Cavia intermedia Cherem, Olimpio & Ximenez 1999
Cavia magna Ximinez 1980
Cavia tschudii Fitzinger 1867
Dolichotis patagonum (Zimmermann 1780)
Dolichotis salinicola Burmeister 1876
Galea flavidens (Brandt 1835)
Galea spixii (Wagler 1831)
Hydrochoerus isthmius Goldman 1912
Kerodon acrobata Moojen, Locks & Langguth 1997
Kerodon rupestris F. Cuvier 1825
Microcavia australis (I. Geoffroy & d'Orbigny 1833)
Microcavia niata (Thomas 1898)
Microcavia shiptoni (Thomas 1925)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Hystricomorpha
Hydrochaeridae
Hydrochoerus
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Gliriformes
Glires
Rodentia
Hystricognatha
Hystricognathi
Caviidae
Hydrochoerinae
Hydrochoerus
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (this page)
Hydrochoerus isthmius
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