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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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Foto
Photography ID: 483370
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/14/2021
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 198171
  Adult
Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
03/31/2017
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 16180
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/05/2012
Hernán Tolosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
154997314/08/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarHernán Tolosa
56380631/03/2017ArgentinaLa PampaCamping Parque Nacional Lihue Calel, Parque Nacional Lihué CalelHernán Tolosa
4255605/10/2012ArgentinaEntre RíosCamping, Parque Nacional El PalmarHernán Tolosa
1184702/04/2010ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarHernán Tolosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Plains Viscacha (Lagostomus maximus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 23/03/2026.