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  2. List of largest rodents - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the largest rodents. Rank Common name Scientific name Status Maximum body mass [kg (lb)] Image Notes 1: Giant pacarana: Josephoartigasia monesi:

  3. Josephoartigasia - Wikipedia

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    This makes J. monesi the biggest rodent ever discovered. It was much larger than J. magna , giant hutia or the largest living rodent, the capybara , which averages 60 kg (130 lb). J. monesi also had a massive bite force of approximately 1,400 N (310 lb f ) at the incisors (on par with large carnivores) and 5,000 N (1,100 lb f ) at the third ...

  4. Phoberomys burmeisteri - Wikipedia

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    Phoberomys burmeisteri was one of the largest rodents that ever existed, with an estimated weight of up to 1,543 lbs and a length of over 10 feet. This massive size allowed it to feed on tough plant material and avoid predation by most carnivores.

  5. List of largest mammals - Wikipedia

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    The capybara is the largest living rodent. The largest living rodent is the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), native to most of the tropical and temperate parts of South America east of the Andes, always near water. Full-grown capybaras can reach 1.5 m (4.9 ft) long and 0.9 m (3.0 ft) tall at the shoulder and a maximum weight of 105.4 kg ...

  6. Giant rodent native to South America ended up in Illinois ...

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    The rodent weighed between 80 and 90 pounds. ... Capybaras are the world’s largest species of rodent, known to grow up to 145 pounds and 4 feet in length, ...

  7. Capybara - Wikipedia

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    The capybara [a] or greater capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is the largest living rodent, [2] native to South America.It is a member of the genus Hydrochoerus.The only other extant member is the lesser capybara (Hydrochoerus isthmius).

  8. Largest organisms - Wikipedia

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    The largest elephant ever recorded was shot in Angola in 1974. It was a male measuring 10.67 metres (35.0 ft) from trunk to tail and 4.17 metres (13.7 ft) lying on its side in a projected line from the highest point of the shoulder, to the base of the forefoot, indicating a standing shoulder height of 3.96 metres (13.0 ft).

  9. Neochoerus pinckneyi - Wikipedia

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    At 90–113 kilograms (198–249 lb), 40% larger than the living capybara, [1] N. pinckneyi is one of the largest rodent species ever discovered, surpassed only by Josephoartigasia monesi, several species of Phoberomys, and possibly the Pleistocene giant beaver. [2]