CAPYBARA VS. WOMBAT

In case you didn't know, there are over 2000 species of rodents, of which one is the larger and in all species is the same case. You may not know it, or you may think that it's the beaver, otter, porcupine as they size is quite big...But no, here I show you pictures of two of the officially largest rodents in the world.

Here you have the largest rodent in the world, that has a marsupial pouch! Also known as "Capybara" or "Carpincho (common names) or
"Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris" (scientific name) is the largest rodent in weight and size of the world and it cames from South America. It measures about 1,30m and can weigh 65kg. Now I'll show you another rodent that isn't very similar physically, but in size, although I said before, the Capybara is the biggest rodent at the moment, but probably when you see the photo of the next rodent it can look bigger or equal. But this is the second largest rodent in the world, also with a marsupial pouch!

Here you have the famous Wombat, that you can see in the zoo, or in the documentary. Also known as "Wombat" (common name) or "Phascolomys Ursinus" (scientific name) is the second largest rodent in the world. They measure around 1m and can weigh between 20-35kg. They also have a marsupial pouch were they save their puppies and they're, as the Capybara, very docile and domestic. This rodent is very common in Australia, as it's origin country is Australia.


For more information:
-http://ojodelbuitre.blogspot.com.es/2011/06/capibara-hydrochoerus-hydrochaeris.html
-http://ojodelbuitre.blogspot.com.es/2012/02/wombat-phascolomys-ursinus.html