Lagidium ahuacaense Ledesma et al. 2009 (mountain viscacha)

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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