Wolffsohn's viscacha

Wolffsohn's viscacha
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Chinchillidae
Genus:	Lagidium
Species:	L. wolffsohni
Binomial name
*Lagidium wolffsohni* (Thomas, 1907)

Wolffsohn's viscacha (Lagidium wolffsohni) is a rare species of rodents in the family Chinchillidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.

References

↑ Lessa, E., Ojeda, R. & Bidau, C. (2008). Lagidium wolffsohni. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 January 2009.

Extant species of family Chinchillidae

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Suborder: Hystricomorpha Infraorder: Hystricognathi Parvorder: Caviomorpha

Chinchilla	Long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) Short-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla)

Lagidium (Mountain viscachas)	Lagidium ahuacaense Northern viscacha (Lagidium peruanum) Southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) Wolffsohn's viscacha (Lagidium wolffsohni)

Lagostomus	Plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus)

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