Lagidium viscacia Molina 1782 (southern viscacha)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Alternative combination: Lepus viscacia
Synonym: Lagidium lutescens Philippi 1896
Belongs to Lagidium according to K. J. Ledesma et al. 2009
See also Elissamburu and Vizcaíno 2004 and Osgood 1943
Sister taxa: Lagidium ahuacaense, Lagidium peruanum, Lagidium wolffsohni
Subtaxa: Lagidium viscacia cuvieri
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lagidium viscacia in the database
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