Wolffsohn's viscacha
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Chinchillidae |
Genus: | Lagidium |
Species: | L. wolffsohni
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Binomial name | |
Lagidium wolffsohni (Thomas, 1907)
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Wolffsohn's viscacha (Lagidium wolffsohni) is a rare species of rodent in the family Chinchillidae. This species occurs in southwestern Argentina and adjacent Chile.[1]
Habitat and ecology
It occurs up to about 4,000 m (13,000 ft) above sea level. It is found in rocky outcrops in mountainous areas.[1]
References
- ^ a b c R. Ojeda; C. Bidau (2013). "Lagidium wolffsohni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
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