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Lesser capybara
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia;
Phylum:	Chordata;
Subphylum:	Vertebrata;
Class:	Mammalia;
Order:	Rodentia;
Suborder:	Hystricomorpha;
Family:	Caviidae;
Subfamily:	Hydrochoerinae;
Genus:	Hydrochoerus;
Species:	H. isthmius; Goldman, 1912
Binomial name
	Hydrochoerus isthmius; Mones, 1991
	Ranges of lesser capybara (red) and capybara (green)

The lesser capybara (Hydrochoerus isthmius)^[2] is a large semiaquatic rodent of the Caviidae family found in eastern Panama, northwestern Colombia and western Venezuela.^[1] It was recognized as a distinct subspecies of capybara in 1912, and was elevated to species status in 1991. It breeds year-round, with an average litter size of 3.5.^[1] It is threatened by swamp drainage, destruction of gallery forests and subsistence hunting.^[1]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Aguilera, M., Gómez-Laverde, M., Delgado, C., Samudio, R., Emmons, L., González, J. & Pino, J. (2008) Hydrochoerus isthmius In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. www.iucnredlist.org Retrieved on 11 June 2009.
^ Hydrochoerus isthmius (lesser capybara). University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved on June 11, 2009.

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[iucn-0] Aguilera, M., Gómez-Laverde, M., Delgado, C., Samudio, R., Emmons, L., González, J. & Pino, J. (2008) Hydrochoerus isthmius In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. www.iucnredlist.org Retrieved on 11 June 2009.

[UMichigan-1] Hydrochoerus isthmius (lesser capybara). University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved on June 11, 2009.

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