Plains viscacha: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the plains viscacha lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lagostomus maximus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Chinchillidae

Where does the plains viscacha live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the plains viscacha in 1 country or territory across South America.

Argentina

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.

Is the plains viscacha endangered?

The plains viscacha’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the plains viscacha?

The plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Chinchillidae, genus Lagostomus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the plains viscacha

The plains viscacha or plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) is a species of viscacha, a rodent in the family Chinchillidae. It is the only living species within the genus Lagostomus. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The plains viscacha is the largest species in its family. They construct elaborate burrows that house successive colonies for decades.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Plains viscacha (revision 1379338304), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1162447 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).