Plains Viscacha
Lagostomus maximus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyChinchillidae (Chinchillas and Viscachas)
- GenusLagostomus
- SpeciesLagostomus maximus (Plains Viscacha)
Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Plains Viscacha in Iberá National Park?
About 35% of visitor-days record a Plains Viscacha sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plains Viscacha in Iberá National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Plains Viscacha in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.