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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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Latest feeding records
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsCarancho (Caracara plancus)29/07/2025Andrea Casaburi
BirdsCarancho (Caracara plancus)10/01/2015Mauricio Alberto Lescano



Number of Photography: 153

Foto
Photography ID: 656490
  Adult
Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
09/30/2025
Gustavo Pascuas
Foto
Photography ID: 649693
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/27/2025
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 648173
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/30/2025
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 638737
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
06/01/2025
Aluminé Sangorrín
Foto
Photography ID: 629331
 Utracán
La Pampa
Argentina
04/02/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 629330
 Utracán
La Pampa
Argentina
04/02/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 628340
  Adult
General Acha
La Pampa
Argentina
03/13/2025
Nicolas Chimento
Foto
Photography ID: 627462
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/02/2025
Pablo Richter
Foto
Photography ID: 627461
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/02/2025
Pablo Richter



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Number of Films: 3




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Number of Records: 273



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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
240297924/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar10Elsa Longo
237359130/09/2025ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Rincón del Socorro, IberáGustavo Pascuas
235518027/08/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCamping, Parque Nacional El PalmarGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
235096627/08/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCamino de acceso, Parque Nacional El PalmarPeter Vidana
234352330/07/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosÁrea de servicios, Parque Nacional El PalmarAndrea Casaburi
230434401/06/2025ArgentinaCorrientesLobo Cuá, Parque Nacional IberáAluminé Sangorrín
229123824/05/202517:55ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Nacional 3 4212Filippo Riffaldi
229040224/05/202517:55ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Nacional 3 4212Santiago Juan Torres
228934919/05/202517:43ArgentinaCorrientesCamino sin nombrar5Aluminé Sangorrín
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Plains Viscacha (Lagostomus maximus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 09/03/2026.










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