frijol espada vs Lesser Capybara

Canavalia ensiformis compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• frijol espada is Not Evaluated while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	frijol espada	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Canavalia	Hydrochoerus
Species	Canavalia ensiformis	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Conservation Status

frijol espada

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	frijol espada	Lesser Capybara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

frijol espada

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia