Lagidium Meyen 1833 (mountain viscacha)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Synonym: Lagotis Bennett 1833
Parent taxon: Chinchillidae according to P. E. Ortiz et al. 2012
See also Bennett 1833, Elissamburu and Vizcaíno 2004 and Osgood 1943
Sister taxa: Chinchilla, Eoviscaccia, Incamys, Lagostominae, Miochinchilla, Pliolagostomus, Prolagostomus, Scotamys, Sphodromys
Subtaxa: Lagidium ahuacaense Lagidium peruanum Lagidium viscacia Lagidium wolffsohni
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), Peru (6)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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