†Hydrochoerus ballesterensis Rusconi 1954 (capybara)
PaleoDB taxon number: 233776
Alternative combination: Xenohydrochoerus ballesterensis
Belongs to Hydrochoerus according to A. Mones and J. Ojasti 1986
Sister taxa: Hydrochoerus gaylordi, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, Hydrochoerus isthmius
Type specimen: Its type locality is Villa Ballester, which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone in Argentina
Ecology: scansorial insectivore