Lagostomus trichodactylus Brookes 1828 (viscacha)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae

Synonym: Callomys viscaccia d'Orbigny and Geoffroy 1830

Belongs to Lagostomus according to E. T. Bennett 1833

Sister taxa: Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis), Lagostomus angustidens, Lagostomus antiquus, Lagostomus cavifrons, Lagostomus compressidens, Lagostomus debilis, Lagostomus euplasius, Lagostomus heterogenidens, Lagostomus intermedius, Lagostomus laminosus, Lagostomus maximus, Lagostomus minimus, Lagostomus pretrichodactyla, Lagostomus telenkechanum

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lagostomus trichodactylus in the database

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