Name:		Hydrochoerus Brisson, (1762) [basionym]
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Caviidae [Family] Rodentia [Order] Mammalia [Class] Vertebrata [Subdivision / Subphylum] Chordata [Division / Phylum] Animalia [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (L.) Hydrochoerus isthmius Mones
Links:		Genbank Google images