Wolffsohn's viscacha

Wolffsohn's viscacha
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) ^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Chinchillidae
Genus:	Lagidium
Species:	L. wolffsohni
Binomial name
*Lagidium wolffsohni* (Thomas, 1907)

Wolffsohn's viscacha (Lagidium wolffsohni) is a rare species of rodent in the family Chinchillidae. This species occurs in southwestern Argentina and adjacent Chile.^[1]

Habitat and ecology

It occurs up to approximately 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) a.s.l. It is found in rocky outcrops in mountainous areas.^[1]

References

1 2 3 R. Ojeda & C. Bidau (2013). "Lagidium wolffsohni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 13 December 2015.

External links

http://eol.org/pages/326929/details

Extant species of family Chinchillidae

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Suborder: Hystricomorpha Infraorder: Hystricognathi Parvorder: Caviomorpha

Chinchilla	Long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) Short-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla)

Lagidium (Mountain viscachas)	Lagidium ahuacaense Northern viscacha (Lagidium peruanum) Southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) Wolffsohn's viscacha (Lagidium wolffsohni)

Lagostomus	Plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus)

Category

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