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OverviewAI-generated
Lagostomus maximus is a species within the genus Lagostomus. It belongs to the family Chinchillidae, order Rodentia, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. Common names for this taxon include Plains Viscacha, Vizcacha de las llanuras, Pampaszinyúl, and Viscaccia di pianura. The species was described in the source Nordisk familjebok.
Records indicate the presence of this organism in Bolivia and Argentina. Its IUCN conservation status is Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2016. Biological data lists a gestation period of 154, a litter size of 1.9, and a longest observed lifespan of 10.8.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyChinchillidae
Равнинная вискаша, или равнинная вискача (лат. Lagostomus maximus) — вид млекопитающих из семейства шиншилловых (Chinchillidae).
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 426
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Chinchillidae
- Collections
- MSB, MVZ
- Recorded in
- Bolivia, Argentina
Bird sounds
- uncertain· Argentina· quality A
- call· Argentina· quality A
- call· Argentina· quality A
- uncertain· Argentina· quality C
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lagostomus
- Image
- Lagostomus maximus, Plains Viscacha.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Lagostomus maximus
- Commons category
- Lagostomus maximus
- Commons gallery
- Lagostomus maximus
- taxon common name
- viskača
- gestation period
- 154
- litter size
- 1.9
- longest observed lifespan
- 10.8
- short name
- L. maximus
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Encyclopedic overview
The plains viscacha or plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) is a species of viscacha, a rodent in the family Chinchillidae. It is the only living species within the genus Lagostomus. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The plains viscacha is the largest species in its family. They construct elaborate burrows that house successive colonies for decades.
Appearance
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lagostomus maximus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.