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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: 1111
  Juvenile
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/27/2010
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 1009
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/16/2010
Diego Oscar



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240776430/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino al Club de Pesca Saavedra, Saavedra1Diego Oscar
189166229/09/2023ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Provincial 40 entre Mercedes y Colonia Carlos Pellegrini2Diego Oscar
166086419/10/2022ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Provincial 40 entre Mercedes y Colonia Carlos Pellegrini4Diego Oscar
162995220/06/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino entre Alvarez Jonte y Punta Indio1Diego Oscar
88794016/02/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar4Diego Oscar
49485122/10/2016ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos Pellegrini1Diego Oscar
42935101/05/2016ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar10Diego Oscar
38886108/01/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresSaavedra - Partido de Saavedra1Diego Oscar
2857726/02/2012ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarDiego Oscar
711627/11/2010ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarDiego Oscar
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Plains Viscacha (Lagostomus maximus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.