Lesser Capybara vs utile

Hydrochoerus isthmius compared with Entandrophragma utile

Key Differences

• Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient while utile is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Capybara	utile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Caviidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Hydrochoerus	Entandrophragma
Species	Hydrochoerus isthmius	Entandrophragma utile

Conservation Status

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

utile

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Capybara	utile
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.

utile

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.