Hydrochoerus (Capybaras) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Hydrochoerus isthmius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Capybaras

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 395 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 2	~90%
	Capybara			~90%
2	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 2	~80%
	Capybara			~80%
3	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~80%
	Capybara			~80%
4	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 2	~50%
	Capybara			~50%
5	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 2	~40%
	Capybara			~40%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 2	~40%
	Capybara			~40%
7	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~30%
	Lesser Capybara			~30%
8	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	~30%
	Capybara			~30%
9	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	~30%
	Capybara			~30%
10	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 2	~20%
	Capybara			~20%
11	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~20%
	Capybara			~20%
12	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~20%
	Capybara			~20%
13	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	Lesser Capybara			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~70%
	Capybara			~70%
2	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~70%
	Capybara			~70%
3	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~50%
	Capybara			~50%
4	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~50%
	Capybara			~50%
5	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~40%
	Capybara			~40%
6	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 2	~40%
	Capybara			~40%
7	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~30%
	Capybara			~30%
8	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~30%
	Capybara			~30%
9	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~30%
	Capybara			~30%
10	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~30%
	Capybara			~30%
11	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 2	~20%
	Capybara			~20%
12	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~20%
	Capybara			~20%
13	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~10%
	Capybara			~10%
14	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~10%
	Capybara			~10%
15	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~10%
	Capybara			~10%
16	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~10%
	Capybara			~10%
17	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	Lesser Capybara			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
2	Everland	🇰🇷 South Korea	In captivity
3	Ragunan Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
4	Chimelong Spaceship	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
5	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
8	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
9	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
10	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
12	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
13	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
15	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
16	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
18	Planckendael Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
19	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
20	Le Pal	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
21	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
22	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
23	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
24	Taman Safari Bali (Bali Safari)	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
25	Fota Wildlife Park	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
26	Jihlava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
27	Zoologic park de Lille	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
28	Abilene Zoological Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Zoo de Maubeuge	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
30	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
31	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
32	La Tanière	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
33	Zoo d'Amiens	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
34	Zoobotanic Park of Brusque	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
35	Silver Springs	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
36	Parque Temático Hacienda Nápoles	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
37	Dalian forest zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
38	Uminonakamichi Seaside Park	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
39	Bioparque Estrella	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
40	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
42	Taman Safari Indonesia	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
43	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
44	Taman Safari Bogor	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
45	Taipei Zoo	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
46	Port Lympne Wild Animal Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
47	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Poznań Nowe Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
49	Kyushu African Safari	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
50	Ningbo Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity

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Challenges

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Capybaras

Species in this group

Capybara

Lesser Capybara

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Capybaras

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges