Plains Viscacha

Plains Viscacha

Lagostomus maximus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at El Palmar National Park

Closest Relatives at El Palmar National Park

Capybara
LC

Capybara

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

80–90% · Very likely
Coypu
LC

Coypu

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Myocastor coypus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
50–60
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
70–80
May
80–90
Jun
70–80
Jul
80–90
Aug
60–70
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
70–80
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
70–80%
2 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plains Viscacha in El Palmar National Park?

About 78% of visitor-days record a Plains Viscacha sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 100 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Plains Viscacha in El Palmar National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Plains Viscacha in El Palmar National Park in our monthly data.

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