Fimbry vs Lesser Capybara

Fimbristylis littoralis compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fimbry	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Fimbristylis	Hydrochoerus
Species	Fimbristylis littoralis	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Conservation Status

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fimbry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Brunei, Singapore, Thailand), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia