Neochoerus

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Neochoerus
Fossil range: Pleistocene
Conservation status
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Family: Caviidae
Subfamily: Hydrochoerinae
Genus: Neochoerus
Hay, 1926
Species

Neochoerus aesopi
Neochoerus dichroplax
Neochoerus pinckneyi
Neochoerus sulcidens
Neochoerus tarijensis

Neochoerus ("New Hog") is an extinct genus of rodent closely related to the living capybara.

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