Northern viscacha: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Northern viscacha Lagidium peruanum

Where the northern viscacha lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 38 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Lagidium peruanum
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Chinchillidae

Where does the northern viscacha live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern viscacha in 2 countries and territories across South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the northern viscacha?

The northern viscacha (Lagidium peruanum) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Chinchillidae, genus Lagidium. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern viscacha

The northern viscacha (Lagidium peruanum) is a species of viscacha, a rodent in the family Chinchillidae. It is known from Peru and Chile, at elevations from 300 to 5000 m, and may also be present in Bolivia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern viscacha (revision 1365008295), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1763380 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).