Lesser Capybara vs piquitos castaña

Hydrochoerus isthmius compared with Carcharodus alceae

Key Differences

• Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient while piquitos castaña is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Capybara	piquitos castaña
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Caviidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Hydrochoerus	Carcharodus
Species	Hydrochoerus isthmius	Carcharodus alceae

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Capybara and piquitos castaña share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

piquitos castaña

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Capybara	piquitos castaña
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.

piquitos castaña

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (32 countries).