Hydrochoerus isthmius

Hydrochoerus isthmius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caviomorpha
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha

Familia: Caviidae
Subfamilia: Hydrochoerinae
Genus: Hydrochoerus
Species: Hydrochoerus isthmius

Name

Hydrochoerus isthmius Goldman, 1912: 11

• Holotype: USNM 179703, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by E.A. Goldman on 4 April 1912.
• Type locality: “Marraganti, near the head of tide-water on the Rio Tuyra, eastern Panama”.

References

Primary references

• Goldman, E.A. 1912. New mammals from eastern Panama. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 60(2): 1–18. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Delgado, C. & Emmons, L. 2016. IUCN: Hydrochoerus isthmius  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T136277A22189896. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136277A22189896.en. Accessed on 30 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Lesser Capybara