Neochoerus pinckneyi

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Neochoerus pinckneyi
Conservation status: Fossil
Fossil Range: Pliocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Suborder:Hystricognathi
Family:Hydrochoeridae
Genus:Neochoerus
Hay, 1926
Species: N. pinckneyi
Binomial name
Neochoerus pinckneyi
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Neochoerus pinckeyi was a North American species of capybara. It is the second largest rodent species ever discovered. Remains have been found throughout Central America.



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