List Of Largest Rodents
This is a list of the largest rodents.
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| Rank | Common name | Scientific name | Status | Maximum body mass [kg (lb)] | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giant pacarana | Josephoartigasia monesi | Fossil | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |  | |
| 2 | Phoberomys pattersoni | Fossil | 250–700 kg (550–1,540 lb) | |||
| 3 | Capybara | Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris | Extant | 91.2 kg (201 lb) |  | |
| 4 | North American beaver | Castor canadensis | Extant | 50 kg (110 lb) |  | |
| 5 | Lesser capybara | Hydrochoerus isthmius | Extant | 45.4 kg (100 lb) |  | |
| 6 | Eurasian beaver | Castor fiber | Extant | 40 kg (88 lb) |  | |
| 7 | Cape porcupine | Hystrix africaeaustralis | Extant | 30 kg (66 lb) |  | |
| 8 | Crested porcupine | Hystrix cristata | Extant | 27 kg (60 lb) |  | |
| 9 | North American porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum | Extant | 18 kg (40 lb) |  | |
| 10 | Indian crested porcupine | Hystrix indica | Extant | 18 kg (40 lb) |  | |
| 11 | Coypu | Myocastor coypus | Extant | 17 kg (37 lb) |  | |
| 12 | Patagonian mara | Dolichotis patagonum | Extant | 16 kg (35 lb) |  | |
| 13 | Pacarana | Dinomys branickii | Extant | 15 kg (33 lb) |  | |
| 14 | Paca | Cuniculus paca | Extant | 6–14 kg (13–31 lb) | .jpg) |
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