Southern viscacha: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the southern viscacha lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lagidium viscacia
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Chinchillidae

Where does the southern viscacha live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern viscacha in 4 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.

Is the southern viscacha endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the southern viscacha?

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

About the southern viscacha

The southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) is a species of viscacha, a rodent in the family Chinchillidae found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. It is a colonial animal living in small groups in rocky mountain areas. It has long ears and hind legs and resembles a rabbit in appearance apart from its long, bushy tail; however, it is not a lagomorph.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern viscacha (revision 1317575143), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1761602 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).