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Common Mountain Viscacha

Lagidium viscacia
Chinchillón
Family: Chinchillidae
Order: Rodentia
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status: Least Concern

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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
PlantsQueñoa (Polylepis tomentella)10/04/2025Diego Carus



Number of Photography: 153

Foto
Photography ID: 673112
  Adult
San Rafael
Mendoza
Argentina
02/12/2026
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 666277
  Adult
Camino a las Leñas
Mendoza
Argentina
12/31/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 663357
  Adult
Ruta 7 Salta
Jujuy
Argentina
11/15/2025
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 653781
  Adult
Ruta 13, Las Heras
Mendoza
Argentina
08/25/2024
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 650140
  Adult
Parque Nacional los Cardones
Salta
Argentina
09/02/2024
Mauro Desch
Foto
Photography ID: 631992
  Adult
Acceso a Inca Cueva
Jujuy
Argentina
04/10/2025
Maria Belén Dri
Foto
Photography ID: 631991
  Adult
Acceso a Inca Cueva
Jujuy
Argentina
04/10/2025
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 620289
  Adult
Cascada Manqui Malal
Mendoza
Argentina
01/17/2025
Enzo Rossi
Foto
Photography ID: 610698
♂  Adult
La coipa
Catamarca
Argentina
11/09/2024
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 601498
  Adult
Parque Nacional los Cardones
Salta
Argentina
09/09/2024
Enrique Sanz



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Number of Films: 4





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Number of Records: 202



Page 1 of 21
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243347112/02/2026ArgentinaMendozaDique Los Reyunos, San RafaelFernanda Ferrari
241170931/12/2025ArgentinaMendozaLaguna de la Niña Encantada, Camino a las LeñasHugo Alberto Valderrey
240064515/11/2025ArgentinaJujuyRuta 7 SaltaFederico J. Villegas
235608706/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyCamino a san francisco, Valle GrandeHugo Caverzasi
232150413/07/202520:00ArgentinaCatamarcaQuebrada Las Angosturas, Fiambálá1Martín Lépez
227901610/04/2025ArgentinaJujuyAcceso a Inca CuevaMaria Belén Dri
227901510/04/2025ArgentinaJujuyAcceso a Inca CuevaDiego Carus
227909408/04/2025ArgentinaJujuySanta Ana de Valle GrandeMaria Belén Dri
227906908/04/2025ArgentinaJujuySanta Ana de Valle GrandeDiego Carus
226540423/03/202511:47ArgentinaRío NegroRuta Nacional 23Julian Uriel Collado
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Mountain Viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.