Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae
Belongs to Plexochoerus according to Rusconi 1944
Sister taxa: Cardiatherium calingastaense, Cardiatherium chasicoense, Cardiatherium dubium, Cardiatherium isseli, Cardiatherium lynchii, Cardiatherium magnum, Cardiatherium paranense, Cardiatherium patagonicum, Cardiatherium rosendoi, Cardiatherium rothi, Cardiatherium talicei, Cardiotherium isseli, Procardiatherium rosendoi, Procardiatherium chasicoense, Procardiatherium septemlaminatus, Procardiatherium matercula, Procardiatherium octolaminatus, Anchimys leidyi, Eucardiodon affinis, Cardiodon marshii, Plexochoerus adluis, Plexochoerus paranensis, Kiyutherium denticulatum, Kiyutherium orientalis, Kiyutherium rosendoi
Ecology: amphibious grazer
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plexochoerus puelchensis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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