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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:
List of largest mammals; List of megafauna discovered in modern times; P. Largest prehistoric animals; R. List of largest reptiles; List of largest rodents; S.
Rodents are animals that gnaw with two continuously growing incisors. Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they inhabit every continent except Antarctica. This list contains circa 2,700 species in 518 genera in the order Rodentia. [1]
In Argentina, they’re also known as the home of the world’s largest rodents. On a drizzly afternoon in March 2022, a family of nine capybaras—the larger ones weighing in at around 130 pounds ...
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).
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 ...
Non-profit APOPO says it has trained rats to sniff out elephant tusks, rhino horns, pangolin scales and other wildlife products that are trafficked out of Africa.
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Hirola. B. hunteri (P. L. Sclater, 1889) Border between Kenya and Somalia: Size: 120–205 cm (47–81 in) long, plus 30–45 cm (12–18 in) tail [10] Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, and grassland [11] Diet: Grass, as well as forbs [10] [11] CR