†Hydrochoerus perturbidus Ameghino 1889 (capybara)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae
Belongs to Hydrochoerus according to Ameghino 1889
See also Deschamps et al. 2012, Prado et al. 1998 and Vucetich et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Hydrochoerus ballesterensis, Hydrochoerus gaylordi, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, Hydrochoerus isthmius, Hydrochoerus tarijensis, Xenohydrochoerus gracilis
Ecology: amphibious herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hydrochoerus perturbidus in the database
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