Lesser Capybara vs Red-faced Spinetail

Hydrochoerus isthmius compared with Cranioleuca erythrops

Key Differences

• Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient while Red-faced Spinetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Capybara	Red-faced Spinetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Caviidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Hydrochoerus	Cranioleuca
Species	Hydrochoerus isthmius	Cranioleuca erythrops

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Capybara and Red-faced Spinetail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Red-faced Spinetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Capybara	Red-faced Spinetail
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.

Red-faced Spinetail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Red-faced Spinetail

O joao-grilo-de-cara-vermelha (Cranioleuca erythrops) esta classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. E uma especie amplamente distribuida e abundante em sua area de ocorrencia, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes imediatas de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia