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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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Foto
Photography ID: 572871
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/22/2023
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 393798
  Adult
Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
02/22/2020
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 284777
  Adult
Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
08/18/2018
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 193866
  Adult
Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
02/27/2017
Silvio Lamothe



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
200358622/11/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarSilvio Lamothe
123479322/02/2020ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelSilvio Lamothe
80082518/08/2018ArgentinaLa PampaCamping Parque Nacional Lihue Calel, Parque Nacional Lihué CalelSilvio Lamothe
55169427/02/2017ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelSilvio Lamothe
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Plains Viscacha (Lagostomus maximus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.