Name - Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:20652 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Linnaeus

• Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766)

• Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Linnaeus 1766

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Recent Publications

• Population Estimate and Spatial Distribution of Capybaras in Lake Paranoa, Brasilia, Brazil.
• Evaluation of the occurrence of inclusion cysts in the uterine serosa of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris).
• Documentation of feeding associations of the Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica (Aves: Rallidae), and the Wattled Jacana, Jacana jacana (Aves: Jacanidae), with the capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Mammalia: Hydrochaeridae), facilitated by its beating behavior.
• Functional genomics analyses of symbiotic ciliates of herbivorous mammals suggests microbial niche partitioning and more efficiency in rumen environment.
• Grass rejection by capybaras can be used as a possible strategy to mitigate road accidents.

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