Hydrochoerus

Hydrochoerus; Rentang fosil: Pliosen - sekarang; ~3.6–0 jtyl PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Klasifikasi ilmiah
Kerajaan:	Animalia
Filum:	Chordata
Subfilum:	Vertebrata
Kelas:	Mammalia
Ordo:	Rodentia
Subordo:	Hystricomorpha
Infraordo:	Hystricognathi
Famili:	Caviidae
Subfamili:	Hydrochoerinae
Genus:	Hydrochoerus; Brisson, 1762
Spesies
	Hydrochoerus ballesterensis (punah); Hydrochoerus gaylordi (punah); Hydrochoerus hesperotiganites (punah); Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris; Hydrochoerus isthmius;

Hydrochoerus adalah genus hewan yang berisi dua spesies hewan pengerat yang masih hidup dan tiga yang telah punah dari Amerika Selatan, pulau Karibia Grenada, California, dan Panama.^[5] Salah satu anggotanya yakni Kapibara merupakan hewan pengerat terbesar di dunia. Nama genus ini berasal dari bahasa Yunani yakni ὕδωρ (hýdor atau "air") dan χοίρος (choíros atau "babi").

Referensi[sunting | sunting sumber]

^ Hydrochoerus ballesterensis at Fossilworks.org
^ MacPhee, R. D. E.; Singer, R.; Diamond, M. (2000). "Late Cenozoic land mammals from Grenada, Lesser Antillean island-arc". American Museum Novitates (3302): 1–20. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.526.7053 . doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2000)3302<0001:lclmfg>2.0.co;2. hdl:2246/2960.
^ Hydrochoerus gaylordi at Fossilworks.org
^ White, R.; Mead, J.I.; Morgan, G.S.; Deméré, T.A. (2022). "A New Record of Capybara (Rodentia: Caviidae: Hydrochoerinae) from the Pleistocene of San Diego County, California with Remarks on Their Biogeography and Dispersal in the Pleistocene of Western North America". Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology. 9 (1): 131–155. doi:10.18435/vamp29379.
^ Templat:MSW3 Woods

[FWBallesterensis-1] Hydrochoerus ballesterensis at Fossilworks.org

[MacPhee-2] MacPhee, R. D. E.; Singer, R.; Diamond, M. (2000). "Late Cenozoic land mammals from Grenada, Lesser Antillean island-arc". American Museum Novitates (3302): 1–20. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.526.7053 . doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2000)3302<0001:lclmfg>2.0.co;2. hdl:2246/2960.

[FWGaylordi-3] Hydrochoerus gaylordi at Fossilworks.org

[hesperotiganites-4] White, R.; Mead, J.I.; Morgan, G.S.; Deméré, T.A. (2022). "A New Record of Capybara (Rodentia: Caviidae: Hydrochoerinae) from the Pleistocene of San Diego County, California with Remarks on Their Biogeography and Dispersal in the Pleistocene of Western North America". Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology. 9 (1): 131–155. doi:10.18435/vamp29379.

[msw3-5] Templat:MSW3 Woods

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