Plains Viscacha

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Plains Viscacha
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Chinchillidae Genus: Lagostomus Species: L. maximus
Binomial name
Lagostomus maximus (Desmarest, 1817)

The Plains Viscacha (Lagostomus maximus) is a species of rodent in the Chinchillidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Lagostomus. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

[edit] Source

• Pearson, O. 1996. Lagostomus maximus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.

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