Lesser Capybara vs Kasingsat

Hydrochoerus isthmius compared with Senna occidentalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Capybara	Kasingsat
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Caviidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hydrochoerus	Senna
Species	Hydrochoerus isthmius	Senna occidentalis

Conservation Status

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Kasingsat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Capybara	Kasingsat
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.

Kasingsat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia