Genus

Capybaras

Hydrochoerus

2 species in our catalog · found in 27 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyCaviidae (Cavies)
GenusHydrochoerus (Capybaras)

Species in this group

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Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Hydrochoerus isthmius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Capybaras

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~90%
	Capybara			~90%
2	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~80%
	Capybara			~80%
3	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~60%
	Capybara			~60%
4	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~50%
	Capybara			~50%
5	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~40%
	Capybara			Insufficient data
6	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~40%
	Capybara			~40%
7	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~30%
	Capybara			~30%
8	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~30%
	Lesser Capybara			~30%
9	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~30%
	Capybara			~30%
10	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~30%
	Capybara			~30%
11	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~30%
	Capybara			~30%
12	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~20%
	Capybara			~20%
13	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Capybara			~20%
14	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Capybara			~20%
15	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~20%
	Capybara			~20%
16	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Capybara			Insufficient data
17	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Capybara			Insufficient data
18	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Capybara			Insufficient data
19	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Capybara			Insufficient data
20	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Capybara			Insufficient data
21	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Capybara			Insufficient data
22	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Capybara			Insufficient data
23	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Capybara			Insufficient data
24	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Lesser Capybara			Insufficient data
25	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Lesser Capybara			Insufficient data
26	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Lesser Capybara			Insufficient data
27	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Lesser Capybara			Insufficient data

Capybaras

Species in this group

Capybara

Lesser Capybara

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Capybaras

Parks Ranked