Lesser Capybara vs maçarico-pintado

Hydrochoerus isthmius compared with Actitis macularius

Key Differences

• Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient while maçarico-pintado is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Capybara	maçarico-pintado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Caviidae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Hydrochoerus	Actitis
Species	Hydrochoerus isthmius	Actitis macularius

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Capybara and maçarico-pintado share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

maçarico-pintado

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Capybara	maçarico-pintado
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.

maçarico-pintado

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

maçarico-pintado

O Macarico-Pintado (Actitis macularius) esta classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuido e abundante em sua area de ocorrencia, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes imediatas de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela