Northern Mountain Viscacha
Lagidium viscacia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyChinchillidae (Chinchillas and Viscachas)
- GenusLagidium (Mountain Viscachas)
- SpeciesLagidium viscacia (Northern Mountain Viscacha)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Bolivian Squirrel
Sciurus ignitus
Brown Agouti
Dasyprocta variegata
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Southern Amazon Red Squirrel
Sciurus spadiceus
Bicolor-spined Porcupine
Coendou bicolor
Bolivian Bamboo Rat
Dactylomys boliviensis
Spiny Tree Rat
Mesomys hispidus
Brazilian Porcupine
Coendou longicaudatus
Amazon Bamboo Rat
Dactylomys dactylinus
Pacarana
Dinomys branickii
Barbara Brown’s Brush-tailed Rat
Isothrix barbarabrownae
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Northern Mountain Viscacha at Manu National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |