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Plains Viscacha

Lagostomus maximus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at El Palmar National Park
100 Verified records at El Palmar National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The plains viscacha or plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) is a species of viscacha, a rodent in the family Chinchillidae. It is the only living species within the genus Lagostomus. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The plains viscacha is the largest species in its family. They construct elaborate burrows that house successive colonies for decades. Wikipedia →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Plains Viscacha sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 100 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
60–70
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 74% of wildlife watchers report a Plains Viscacha sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 100 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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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