Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae
Belongs to Plexochoerus according to Rusconi 1944
Sister taxa: Cardiatherium calingastaense, Cardiatherium chasicoense, Cardiatherium dubium, Cardiatherium isseli, Cardiatherium lynchii, Cardiatherium magnum, Cardiatherium paranense, Cardiatherium patagonicum, Cardiatherium rosendoi, Cardiatherium rothi, Cardiatherium talicei, Cardiotherium isseli, Plexochoerus paranensis, Plexochoerus adluis, Anchimys leidyi, Cardiodon marshii, Eucardiodon affinis, Procardiatherium octolaminatus, Procardiatherium chasicoense, Procardiatherium matercula, Procardiatherium rosendoi, Procardiatherium septemlaminatus, Kiyutherium rosendoi, Kiyutherium orientalis, Kiyutherium denticulatum
Ecology: amphibious grazer
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plexochoerus puelchensis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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