El objetivo del presente trabajo es describir los aspectos mas relevantes de la anatomia externa e interna del corazon del carpincho (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris).
They present a single cervix that opens into a single vagina as that found in the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) (Costa et al., 2002), paca (Cuniculus paca) (Reis et al., 2011) and Galea spixii (Santos et al., 2014b).
The most traded species reported in all regions are Cuniculus paca (Spotted Paca), Dasyprocta punctate (Picure), Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Capybara), Pecari tajacu (Collared Peccary), Dasypus novemcinctus (Nine-banded Armadillo), Cabassous centralis (Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo) and Dasypus kappleri (Greater Long-Nosed Armadillo).
Valadas S, Gennari SM, Yai LE, Rosypal AC, Lindsay DS (2010) Prevalence of antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania infantum, Encephalitozoon cuniculi, Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora caninum in Capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, from Sao Paulo State, Brazil.
Tambien se consideraron el "ronsoco" Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, especie que se caza en areas aledanas a playas pero que no es muy frecuente, y el "sajino" Pecari tajacu, que es buscado por su biomasa.