Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae
Alternative spellings: Hydrochaeris, Hydrochaerus, Hydrocharus
Synonyms: Capiguara Liais 1872, Xenohydrochoerus Rusconi 1934
Full reference: M. J. Brisson. 1762. Regnum Animale in classes IX distributum, sive synopsis methodica, Ed. 2
Parent taxon: Hydrochoerinae according to J. L. Prado et al. 1998
See also Alroy 2002, Ameghino 1885, Ameghino 1902, Erxleben 1777, Gray 1825, Hay 1902, Illiger 1811, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Leidy 1860, McKenna and Bell 1997, Mones and Ojasti 1986, Rusconi 1934 and Salles et al. 2006
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Hydrochoerus ballesterensis Hydrochoerus gaylordi Hydrochoerus hesperotiganites Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Hydrochoerus isthmius Hydrochoerus perturbidus Hydrochoerus tarijensis Xenohydrochoerus gracilis
Type: Sus hydrochaeris
Ecology: amphibious herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (3 collections), Bolivia (5), Brazil (13), Colombia (1), Guatemala (1), Honduras (1), Mexico (1), Panama (1), Peru (1), United States (4: California, Florida), Uruguay (2), Venezuela (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Grenada (1)
• Pliocene of Argentina (3)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 39 collections including 40 occurrences
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