Classification of the genus Hydrochoerus
G. Hydrochoerus Brisson 1762 [capybara]
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†Hydrochoerus ballesterensis Rusconi 1949
†Hydrochoerus gaylordi MacPhee et al. 2000
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Linnaeus 1766 [capybara]
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Invalid names: Capiguara americana Liais 1872 [synonym], Cavia capybara Pallas 1766 [synonym], Hydrochoerus cololoi Berro 1968 [synonym], Hydrochoerus irroratus Ameghino 1889 [synonym], Hydrochoerus uruguayensis Ameghino and Rovereto 1914 [synonym]
Hydrochoerus isthmius Goldman 1912
†Hydrochoerus perturbidus Ameghino 1889
†Hydrochoerus tarijensis Ameghino 1902
Invalid names: Capiguara Liais 1872 [synonym], Xenohydrochoerus Rusconi 1934 [synonym]