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by • May 20, 2014 • Animals, MammalsComments Off on The largest rodent in the world

The largest rodent in the world

The biggest contemporary rodent is the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). It has 107 – 134 cm (3.51 – 4.39 ft) in length, 50 – 64 cm (1.64 – 2.09 ft) tall at the withers and 35 – 66 kg (77 – 145.5 lb) in weight.

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The heaviest recorded capybara was 91 kg (201 lb) in weight. This species of rodent lives in the South America: Panama, Columbia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay and Paraguay.

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