Northern Mountain Viscacha
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Northern Mountain Viscacha

Lagidium viscacia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Huascarán National Park
23 Verified records at Huascarán National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) is a species of viscacha, a rodent in the family Chinchillidae found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. It is a colonial animal living in small groups in rocky mountain areas. It has long ears and hind legs and resembles a rabbit in appearance apart from its long, bushy tail; however, it is not a lagomorph. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Mountain Viscacha sighting in Huascarán National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
60–70
Apr
80–90
May
60–70
Jun
70–80
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
80–90
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
80–90%
2 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
60–70%
3 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
4 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
5 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
6 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Mountain Viscacha in Huascarán National Park?

About 67% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Mountain Viscacha sighting in Huascarán National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Mountain Viscacha in Huascarán National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Northern Mountain Viscacha in Huascarán National Park in our monthly data.

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