Genus

Mountain Viscachas

Lagidium

1 species in our catalog · found in 1 parks

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

Species in this group

Lagidium viscacia

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~80%

Jan

~90%

Feb

~80%

Mar

~80%

Apr

~90%

May

~90%

Jun

~90%

Jul

—Aug

~90%

Sep

~90%

Oct

~80%

Nov

~90%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mountain Viscachas

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 1	~90%
	Northern Mountain Viscacha			~90%

Cities Ranked

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

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
2	Parque de las Leyendas	🇵🇪 Peru	In captivity

Challenges

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Mountain Viscachas

Species in this group

Northern Mountain Viscacha

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Mountain Viscachas

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges