Lesser Capybara vs Mexican cedar

Hydrochoerus isthmius compared with Cedrela odorata

Key Differences

• Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient while Mexican cedar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Capybara	Mexican cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Caviidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Hydrochoerus	Cedrela
Species	Hydrochoerus isthmius	Cedrela odorata

Conservation Status

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican cedar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Capybara	Mexican cedar
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.

Mexican cedar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia