Authority citation: Goldman, E.A. 1912-09-20. New mammals from eastern Panama. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 60(2):1-18.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910345
Original name as described: Hydrochoerus isthmius
Nominal names: isthmius E. A. Goldman, 1912
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Caviidae -- Subfamily: Hydrochoerinae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: USNM:MAMM:179703
Type locality: "Marragantí, near the head of tide-water on the Río Tuyra, eastern Panama," Darién Province.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Panama (PAN) | Colombia (COL) | Venezuela (VEN)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status:
Species-specific notes: possibly included under H. hydrochaeris, but the species is tentatively retained here
Citation: Byrne, M.S., Ruiz-García, M. and Túnez, J.I. 2021. Phylogeography of the capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, in a large portion of its distribution area in South America. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 29(1):191-206.
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