| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Histricomorpha |
| Family: | Hydrochaeris |
- Genus
- species – Common Name
- Hydrochaeris
- hydrochaeris – Capybara
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Histricomorpha |
| Family: | Hydrochaeris |
