Lagostomus maximus Desmarest 1817 (plains viscacha)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae

Alternative combination: Dipus maximus

Synonyms: Lagostomus angustidens Moreno 1888, Lagostomus cavifrons Ameghino 1889 [objective synonym], Lagostomus debilis Ameghino 1889, Lagostomus heterogenidens Ameghino 1889, Lagostomus minimus Ameghino 1889

Belongs to Lagostomus according to A. Elissamburu and S. F. VizcaĆ­no 2004

See also Ameghino 1889, Bennett 1833, Moreno 1888, Rasia 2016, Rasia 2024 and Ubilla and Rinderknecht 2016

Sister taxa: Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis), Lagostomus antiquus, Lagostomus compressidens, Lagostomus euplasius, Lagostomus laminosus, Lagostomus pretrichodactyla, Lagostomus telenkechanum, Lagostomus trichodactylus

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (14 collections), Bolivia (2), Brazil (1)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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