Lesser Capybara vs water dock

Hydrochoerus isthmius compared with Rumex hydrolapathum

Key Differences

• Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Capybara	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Caryophyllales (석죽목)
Family	Caviidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Hydrochoerus	Rumex
Species	Hydrochoerus isthmius	Rumex hydrolapathum

Conservation Status

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Capybara	water dock
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.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).