World's largest rodent {Hydrochoerus (Rodent)}

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Hydrochoerus (Rodent)

Scientific name: Hydrochoerus

Higher classification: Hydrochoerinae

Kingdom: Animalia,

Phylum: Chordata,

Class: Mammalia,

Order: Rodentia,

Family: Caviidae,

Subfamily: Hydrochoerinae,

Genus: Hydrochoerus,

Height: Capybara: 50 – 64 cm,

Mass: Capybara: 35 – 66 kg,

Gestation period: Capybara: 130 – 150 days,

Rank: Genus,

** The genus Hydrochoerus contains two living species of capybaras from South America and Panama, the largest living rodents in the world. The genus name is derived from the Greek

More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrochoerus

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