List of largest rodents
Appearance
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This is a list of the largest rodents.
Rank | Common name | Scientific name | Status | Maximum body mass [kg (lb)] |
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1 | Giant pacarana | Josephoartigasia monesi | Fossil | 500 kg (1,100 lb) | ![]() |
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2 | Phoberomys pattersoni | Fossil | 250–700 kg (550–1,540 lb) | [2] | ||
3 | Capybara | Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris | Extant | 91.2 kg (201 lb) | ![]() |
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4 | North American beaver | Castor canadensis | Extant | 50 kg (110 lb) | ![]() |
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5 | Lesser capybara | Hydrochoerus isthmius | Extant | 45.4 kg (100 lb) | ![]() |
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6 | Eurasian beaver | Castor fiber | Extant | 40 kg (88 lb) | ![]() |
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7 | Cape porcupine | Hystrix africaeaustralis | Extant | 30 kg (66 lb) | ![]() |
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8 | Crested porcupine | Hystrix cristata | Extant | 27 kg (60 lb) | ![]() |
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9 | North American porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum | Extant | 18 kg (40 lb) | ![]() |
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10 | Indian crested porcupine | Hystrix indica | Extant | 18 kg (40 lb) | ![]() |
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11 | Coypu | Myocastor coypus | Extant | 17 kg (37 lb) | ![]() |
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12 | Patagonian mara | Dolichotis patagonum | Extant | 16 kg (35 lb) | ![]() |
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13 | Pacarana | Dinomys branickii | Extant | 15 kg (33 lb) | ||
14 | Paca | Cuniculus paca | Extant | 6–14 kg (13–31 lb) | ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Josephoartigasia monesi at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Phoberomys pattersoni at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Mones, Alvaro; Ojasti, Juhani (16 June 1986). "Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Brisson 1762". Mammalian Species (264): 1–7. doi:10.2307/3503784. JSTOR 3503784. S2CID 250991487.