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Common Plains Viscacha

Lagostomus maximus
(Desmarest, 1817)
Vizcacha
Viscacha
Family: Chinchillidae
Order: Rodentia
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status: Least Concern

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Photography ID: 628340
  Adult
General Acha
La Pampa
Argentina
03/13/2025
Nicolas Chimento
Foto
Photography ID: 512114
  Adult
General Acha
La Pampa
Argentina
10/26/2022
Luis Orlando Krause



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
226685913/03/2025ArgentinaLa PampaGeneral Acha, General AchaNicolas Chimento
166419626/10/2022ArgentinaLa PampaRn152, L8200 Gral. Acha, La Pampa, General AchaLuis Orlando Krause
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Plains Viscacha (Lagostomus maximus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 16/03/2026.