Family

Chinchillas and Viscachas

Chinchillidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyChinchillidae (Chinchillas and Viscachas)

Species in this group

Lagidium viscacia

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Lagostomus maximus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~70%

Jan

~70%

Feb

~70%

Mar

~80%

Apr

~80%

May

~80%

Jun

~70%

Jul

~60%

Aug

~70%

Sep

~80%

Oct

~70%

Nov

~70%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Chinchillas and Viscachas

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 5 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 7 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 2	~90%
	Northern Mountain Viscacha			~90%
2	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 2	~80%
	Plains Viscacha			~80%
3	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 2	~40%
	Plains Viscacha			~40%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	La Paz	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 2	~50%
	Northern Mountain Viscacha			~50%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
2	Liberec Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
4	Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
5	Parque de las Leyendas	🇵🇪 Peru	In captivity
6	Granja los Pibes	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
7	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

Challenges

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Chinchillas and Viscachas

Species in this group

Northern Mountain Viscacha

Plains Viscacha

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Chinchillas and Viscachas

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges