Capybara Size
Size of Capybara
Weight | 35-66 kg [35 to 66 kg (77 to 146 lb)] | ||
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Height | 50-62 cm [50 to 62 cm (20 to 24 in)] | ||
Length | 106-134 cm [106 to 134 cm (3.48 to 4.40 ft)] | ||
Lifespan | 6-12 yrs [6-10 years in the wild and up to 12 years in captivity] | ||
Maximum speed | Top running speed is 35 kph (22 mph) |
The Capybara is a member of the chordata, It is a mammal that raises the next generation with female breast milk. In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Mammalia, and it belongs to the order Rodentia.
The Capybara belonged to the family Caviidae, mainly distributed in South-America. They like to live in dense vegetation close to freshwater, and nocturnal/crepuscular is their life style.Their skin type is fur, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly brown, grey, yellow, red. In addition, grasses, aquatic plants, bark are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are jaguar, caiman, harpy eagle.It is currently estimated that there are Stable.
The most distinctive feature of Capybara is eyes, ears and nostrils on top of the head!. If we use one sentence to describe the Capybara, it is "Excellent at both diving and swimming".