Lesser Capybara vs mamey

Hydrochoerus isthmius compared with Pouteria sapota

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

mamey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

mamey

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia