Lesser Capybara vs mango-pine

Hydrochoerus isthmius compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Key Differences

• Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient while mango-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Capybara	mango-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Caviidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Hydrochoerus	Barringtonia
Species	Hydrochoerus isthmius	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Capybara	mango-pine
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.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.