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in the Pantanal, Brazil Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classificationEdit this classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Caviidae Genus: Hydrochoerus Species: H. hydrochaeris Binomial name Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766)

Native range Synonyms Sus hydrochaeris Linnaeus, 1766