Devil's Shoestring vs Lesser Capybara

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• Devil's Shoestring is Endangered while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Tephrosia	Hydrochoerus
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Lesser Capybara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.