Lesser Capybara vs Spanish-needles

Hydrochoerus isthmius compared with Bidens bipinnata

Key Differences

• Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient while Spanish-needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Capybara	Spanish-needles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Caviidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hydrochoerus	Bidens
Species	Hydrochoerus isthmius	Bidens bipinnata

Conservation Status

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Spanish-needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Capybara	Spanish-needles
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.

Spanish-needles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia