Lesser Capybara vs Red Wood

Hydrochoerus isthmius compared with Coccoloba swartzii

Key Differences

• Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient while Red Wood is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Capybara	Red Wood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Caviidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Hydrochoerus	Coccoloba
Species	Hydrochoerus isthmius	Coccoloba swartzii

Conservation Status

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Red Wood

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Capybara	Red Wood
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.

Red Wood

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 Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.