Lesser Capybara vs Seagrape

Hydrochoerus isthmius compared with Coccoloba uvifera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Capybara	Seagrape
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 uvifera

Conservation Status

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Seagrape

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Capybara	Seagrape
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.

Seagrape

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia