List of largest rodents
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This is a list of the largest rodents.
| Rank | Common name | Scientific name | Status | Maximum body mass [kg (lb)] |
Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josephoartigasia monesi | Fossil | 1,250 kg (2,760 lb) | File:Josephoartigasia BW.jpg | [1] | |
| 2 | Phoberomys pattersoni | Fossil | 550–700 kg (1,210–1,540 lb) | [2] | ||
| 3 | Greater capybara | Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris | Extant | 91.2 kg (201 lb) | File:Capybara.jpg | [3] |
| 4 | North American beaver | Castor canadensis | Extant | 50 kg (110 lb) | File:Castor canadensis.jpg | [4] |
| 5 | Lesser capybara | Hydrochoerus isthmius | Extant | 28 kg (62 lb) | File:Hydrochoerus isthmius.jpg | [5] |
| 6 | Eurasian beaver | Castor fiber | Extant | 30 kg (66 lb) | File:Castor fiber.jpg | [6] |
| 7 | Cape porcupine | Hystrix africaeaustralis | Extant | 30 kg (66 lb) | File:Hystrix africaeaustralis.jpg | [7] |
| 8 | Crested porcupine | Hystrix cristata | Extant | 27 kg (60 lb) | File:Crested porcupine.jpg | [8] |
| 9 | North American porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum | Extant | 18 kg (40 lb) | File:Porcupine-BioDome-2.jpg | [9] |
| 10 | Indian crested porcupine | Hystrix indica | Extant | 18 kg (40 lb) | File:Indian crested porcupine.jpg | [10] |
| 11 | Coypu | Myocastor coypus | Extant | 17 kg (37 lb) | File:Nutria.jpg | [11] |
| 12 | Patagonian mara | Dolichotis patagonum | Extant | 16 kg (35 lb) | File:Dolichotis patagonum.jpg | [12] |
| 13 | Pacarana | Dinomys branickii | Extant | 15 kg (33 lb) | File:Dinomys branickii.JPG | [13] |
| 14 | Paca | Cuniculus paca | Extant | 6–14 kg (13–31 lb) | File:Paca intervales 3 (cropped).jpg | [14] |
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See also
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Josephoartigasia monesi at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Phoberomys pattersoni at Fossilworks.org
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