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Viscacha or vizcacha ( UK: / vɪˈskætʃə /, US: / vɪˈskɑːtʃə /) are rodents of two genera ( Lagidium and Lagostomus) in the family Chinchillidae. They are native to South America and convergently resemble rabbits. [1] The five extant species of viscacha are: The plains viscacha ( Lagostomus maximus ), a resident of the Pampas of ...
Binomial name. Lagidium viscacia. ( Molina, 1782) The southern viscacha ( Lagidium viscacia) is a species of viscacha, a rodent in the family Chinchillidae found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. It is a colonial animal living in small groups in rocky mountain areas. It has long ears and hind legs and resembles a rabbit in appearance ...
S. Santa Marta porcupine. Santander dwarf squirrel. Sigmodontomys alfari. Southern big-eared mouse. Andean squirrel.
The plains viscacha is a large rodent, weighing up to 9 kg. It has an average head and body length over 500 mm, with the tail usually a little less than 200 mm long. The dorsal pelage ranges from gray to brown, depending upon soil color, and the belly is whitish. Its head is bulky, and the face is black and white; males have distinctive black ...
Golden viscacha rat. The golden viscacha rat or golden vizcacha rat ( Pipanacoctomys aureus) is the single species of the genus Pipanacoctomys of the rodent family Octodontidae. [2] It has 92 chromosomes and has been regarded as tetraploid ( 4x = 2n). [3] This octodontid and its sister-species, the plains viscacha rat ( Tympanoctomys barrerae ...
Extant (resident) Extant & Introduced. The nutria or coypu ( Myocastor coypus) [1] [2] is a large, herbivorous, [3] semiaquatic rodent from South America . Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae, [4] Myocastor is now included within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats.
The mountain viscacha rat is a rat-like animal with a head-body length of about 11 to 18 centimetres (4.3 to 7.1 in) and weighing from 85 to 121 grams (3.0 to 4.3 oz). The feet are relatively long, while the tail measures 12 to 16 centimetres (4.7 to 6.3 in). It has light brown fur with white underparts and a bushy tail.
Viscacha rats are a group of rodents in the family Octodontidae. All species are found in Argentina. They are placed in the following genera: Genus Octomys. O. mimax , mountain viscacha rat, found in the Andes. Genus Pipanacoctomys. P. aureus, the golden viscacha rat, found near a salt flat. Genus Tympanoctomys (4 species, 3 extant), found in ...