caimito vs Lesser Capybara

Pouteria caimito compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• caimito is Least Concern while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	caimito	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapotaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Pouteria	Hydrochoerus
Species	Pouteria caimito	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Conservation Status

caimito

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	caimito	Lesser Capybara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

caimito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

caimito

The Caimito (Pouteria caimito) is a species in the genus Pouteria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia