Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Caviidae Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Order Rodentia Subfamily Hydrochoerinae | |
Similar Holmesina, Glyptotherium, Lesser capybara, Palaeolama, Pampatherium | ||
Neochoerus ("new hog") is an extinct genus of rodent closely related to the living capybara. Fossil remains of Neochoerus have been found a.o. in Soatá in Boyacá, Colombia.
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