List of largest rodents

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This is a list of the largest rodents.

Rank  | Common name  | Scientific name  | Status  | Maximum body mass
[kg (lb)]  | Image  | Notes

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1 |  | Josephoartigasia monesi | Fossil | 1,250 kg (2,760 lb) |  | [1]
2 |  | Phoberomys pattersoni | Fossil | 550–700 kg (1,210–1,540 lb) |  | [2]
3 | Greater capybara | Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris | Extant | 91.2 kg (201 lb) |  | [3]
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) |  |

## See also

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* Mammals portal

* List of largest mammals

## References

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1. ^ Josephoartigasia monesi at Fossilworks.org
2. ^ Phoberomys pattersoni at Fossilworks.org
3. ^ Mones, Alvaro; Ojasti, Juhani (16 June 1986). "Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Brisson 1762". Mammalian Species (264): 1–7\. doi:10.2307/3503784. JSTOR 3503784. S2CID 250991487.