Chinchillidae (Chinchillas and Viscachas)

Family

Chinchillas and Viscachas

Chinchillidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 8 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Northern Mountain Viscacha
LC

Northern Mountain Viscacha

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lagidium viscacia

80–90% · Very likely
Plains Viscacha
LC

Plains Viscacha

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Lagostomus maximus

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

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

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Chinchillas and Viscachas

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
80–90%
2 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
70–80%
3 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
70–80%
4 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
30–40%
5 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
10–20%
6 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
10–20%
7 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
0–10%
8 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
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