Mammals

Carpincho

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Key Features

Habitat

Campo natural/Pastizal

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Family: Caviidae

Genus: Hydrochoerus

Where to Find It

This species has been recorded in the following biodiversity reserves:

Open landscape of grassland and native forest

Arroyo Lechiguana

Cerro Largo
A Southern Screamer walking through green grassland, a bird characteristic of the region's wetlands.

Arroyo Malo

Tacuarembó
Panoramic view of the reserve area

Barrancas Negras

Río Negro
View of the understorey with ferns and lush vegetation

Barrancas del Queguay

Paysandú
A group of horses on the natural grassland at dusk, in a wide-open setting of great scenic value.

Cerro Agudo

Tacuarembó
Hill forest with flat-topped hills and natural grassland at sunset

Cerros de Cañas

Tacuarembó
Coladeras Wetland

Coladeras

Río Negro
Native forest and palm trees

Coquimbo

Soriano
Sandy shoreline with native vegetation

Costas del Río Negro

Río Negro
Wind-formed sand patterns with scattered vegetation in the background

Dunas del Tacuarembó

Tacuarembó
River and marshlands panorama

Esteros y Algarrobales del Río Uruguay

Río Negro
Trail among the rocks

La Peñarrosa

Cerro Largo
Green hillside with shadows of native trees and rocky outcrops in the background, a landscape characteristic of Lambaré.

Lambaré

Tacuarembó
Birds in flight over a lagoon

Mafalda Este

Río Negro
Palm groves and open grassland

Palmares de las Cañas

Durazno
Scattered yatay palms in the natural grassland at La Trinidad

Palmares del Río Negro

Río Negro
Panoramic view of the Río Negro with riparian forests along both banks

Paso del Yapeyú

Río Negro
Stream and wetland

Pastizales del Litoral

Paysandú
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Quiebrayugos

Treinta y Tres
General landscape of the native forest at El Rosario

Román Grande

Río Negro
Horses on natural grassland

Serranías de Polanco

Lavalleja
Panoramic view of the reserve area

Yerbal

Treinta y Tres

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