Lagidium ahuacaense Ledesma et al. 2009 (mountain viscacha)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Full reference: K. J. Ledesma, F. A. Werner, A. E. Spotorno and L. H. Albuja. 2009. A new species of Mountain Viscacha (Chinchillidae: Lagidium Meyen) from the Ecuadorean Andes. Zootaxa 2126:41-57
Belongs to Lagidium according to K. J. Ledesma et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Lagidium peruanum, Lagidium viscacia, Lagidium wolffsohni
Type specimen: MEPN 10237
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lagidium ahuacaense in the database
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