Hydrochoerus (Rodent) <br /> <br />Scientific name: Hydrochoerus <br /> <br />Higher classification: Hydrochoerinae <br /> <br />Kingdom: Animalia, <br /> <br />Phylum: Chordata, <br /> <br />Class: Mammalia, <br /> <br />Order: Rodentia, <br /> <br />Family: Caviidae, <br /> <br />Subfamily: Hydrochoerinae, <br /> <br />Genus: Hydrochoerus, <br /> <br />Height: Capybara: 50 – 64 cm, <br /> <br />Mass: Capybara: 35 – 66 kg, <br /> <br />Gestation period: Capybara: 130 – 150 days, <br /> <br />Rank: Genus, <br /> <br />** The genus Hydrochoerus contains two living species of capybaras from South America and Panama, the largest living rodents in the world. The genus name is derived from the Greek <br /> <br />More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrochoerus
