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The capybara has a heavy, barrel-shaped body and short head, with reddish-brown fur on the upper part of its body that turns yellowish-brown underneath.

Its sweat glands can be found in its haired skin surface, an unusual trait among rodents.

The animal lacks underhair, guard hair differs little from overhair.

Adult capybaras grow to in length, stand tall at the withers, and typically weigh, with an average in the Venezuelan llanos of.

The top recorded weight are for a wild female from Brazil and for a wild male from Uruguay.

The dental formula is.

Capybaras have slightly webbed feet and vestigial tails.

Their back legs are slightly longer than their front legs, and their muzzles are blunt with eyes, nostrils, and ears on top of their heads.

Females are slightly heavier than males.