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{{Short description|Group of rodents}} |
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{{Paraphyletic group |
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| image = Vizcacha in the Atacama.jpg |
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| image_alt = A southern viscacha in the Atacama Desert, Chile |
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| image_caption = A viscacha in the [[Atacama |
| image_caption = A [[southern viscacha]] in the [[Atacama Desert]], [[Chile]] |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| includes = *''[[Lagidium]]'' <small>[[Franz Meyen|Meyen]], 1833</small> |
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| classis = [[Mammal]]ia |
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*''[[Lagostomus]]'' <small>[[Joshua Brookes|Brookes]], 1828</small> |
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| ordo = [[Rodent]]ia |
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| excludes = *{{Extinct}}''[[Eoviscaccia]]'' <small></small> |
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*''[[Chinchilla]]'' <small>[[Edward Turner Bennett|Bennett]], 1829</small> |
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*{{Extinct}}''[[Pliolagostomus]]'' <small></small> |
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*{{Extinct}}''[[Prolagostomus]]'' <small></small> |
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''[[Lagostomus]]'' |
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'''Viscachas''' or '''vizcachas''' are rodents of two genera (''Lagidium'' and ''Lagostomus'') in the family [[Chinchillidae]]. They are closely related to [[chinchillas]], and look similar to [[rabbit]]s. There are five [[Extant taxon|extant]] species of viscacha. ******* The Viscacha's are highly venomous and will attack on sight, they are very aggressive towards southerners.******* They have been known to bomb small mexican villages using Russian Mig jets. Fighting back will only result in complete destruction of your entire family. If you look right now, they will hide, but there are about 30 of them behind you with fillet knives. |
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'''Viscacha''' or '''vizcacha''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|v|ɪ|ˈ|s|k|æ|tʃ|ə}}, {{IPAc-en|US|v|ɪ|ˈ|s|k|ɑː|tʃ|ə}}) are rodents of two genera (''[[Lagidium]]'' and ''[[Lagostomus]]'') in the family [[Chinchillidae]]. They are native to South America and [[convergent evolution|convergently]] resemble [[rabbits]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nosowitz|first1=Dan|title=Mystery Animal Contest: Who Is This Fuzzy Sniffler?|url=https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-04/mystery-animal-contest-who-fuzzy-sniffler|website=Popsci|date=18 April 2013 |publisher=Popular Science|access-date=15 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> |
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The five [[Extant taxon|extant]] species of viscacha are: |
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| ⚫ | *The [[Plains Viscacha|plains viscacha]] (''Lagostomus maximus''), a resident of the [[Pampa]]s of [[Argentina]], is easily differentiated from other viscachas by black and gray mustache-like facial markings. This species lives colonially in [[Warren (burrow)|warren]]s of 10 to over 100. It is very vocal and emits alarm calls. The plains viscacha can strip grassland used to graze livestock; this has caused ranchers to consider the rodent a pest species. |
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| ⚫ | *''[[Lagidium ahuacaense]]'' is a newly described species of mountain viscacha from the Ecuadorian Andes.<ref>{{ cite journal |last1=Ledesma |first1=K. J. |last2=Werner |first2=F. A. |last3=Spotorno |first3=A. E. |last4=Albuja |first4=L. H. | title = A new species of Mountain Viscacha (Chinchillidae: ''Lagidium'' Meyen) from the Ecuadorian Andes | journal = Zootaxa | year = 2009 | volume = 2126 | pages = 41–57 | url = http://bibdigital.epn.edu.ec/bitstream/15000/3751/1/Copia%20de%20EcuadoreanViscacha.pdf |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.2126.1.2 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | *The [[northern viscacha]] (''Lagidium peruanum'') is native to the [[Peru]]vian [[Andes]] at elevations between the [[tree line]] and the [[snow line]]. It is dorsally gray or brown in color, with a bushy tail and long, furry ears. This species lives in large colonies separated into individual family units, like an apartment complex. It eats a wide range of plant matter, settling for almost anything it can find growing in the harsh, rocky environment.<ref name=mou>{{ cite journal |last1=Werner |first1=F. A. |last2=Ledesma |first2=K. J. R. |last3=Hidalgo |first3=B. | title = Mountain vizcacha (''Lagidium'' cf. ''peruanum'') in Ecuador - First record of Chinchillidae from the Northern Andes | journal = Mastozoología Neotropical | year = 2006 | volume = 13 | issue = 2 | pages = 271–274 | url = http://www.scielo.org.ar/pdf/mznt/v13n2/v13n2a13.pdf }}</ref> |
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****''''''IF you shoot they will shoot back. They carry mini guns around hidden in their fur'''.**** |
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==Extant species== |
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File:ViscachaSalarDeUyuni 20170503.jpg|Viscacha near Salar De Uyuni, 2017 |
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| ⚫ | *[[Plains Viscacha| |
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File:Viscacha in the morning sun.jpg|A viscacha warms itself in the morning sun in the Andes mountains in Chile. |
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| ⚫ | *''[[Lagidium ahuacaense]]'' |
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==Gallery== |
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********************IF you shoot they will shoot back. They carry mini guns around hidden in their fur.************************** |
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==See also== |
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*[[Chinchilla]] |
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*[[Lagidium ahuacaense]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*Werner, F. A., K. J. Ledesma, and R. Hidalgo B. 2006. Mountain vizcacha (''Lagidium'' cf. ''peruanum'') in Ecuador - First record of Chinchillidae from the Northern Andes. Mastozoología Neotropical, 13:271-274. |
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== External links == |
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* {{Cite EB1911 |last=Lydekker |first=Richard |authorlink=Richard Lydekker |wstitle=Viscacha |short=x}} |
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[[Category:Mammals of Argentina]] |
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[[Category:Chinchillidae]] |
[[Category:Chinchillidae]] |
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[[ay:Wisk'achu]] |
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[[bs:Viskača]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:08, 29 October 2024
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| A southern viscacha in the Atacama Desert, Chile | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Superfamily: | Chinchilloidea |
| Family: | Chinchillidae |
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| Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa | |
Viscacha or vizcacha (UK: /vɪˈskætʃə/, US: /vɪˈskɑːtʃə/) are rodents of two genera (Lagidium and Lagostomus) in the family Chinchillidae. They are native to South America and convergently resemble rabbits.[1]
The five extant species of viscacha are:
- The plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus), a resident of the Pampas of Argentina, is easily differentiated from other viscachas by black and gray mustache-like facial markings. This species lives colonially in warrens of 10 to over 100. It is very vocal and emits alarm calls. The plains viscacha can strip grassland used to graze livestock; this has caused ranchers to consider the rodent a pest species.
- Lagidium ahuacaense is a newly described species of mountain viscacha from the Ecuadorian Andes.[2]
- The northern viscacha (Lagidium peruanum) is native to the Peruvian Andes at elevations between the tree line and the snow line. It is dorsally gray or brown in color, with a bushy tail and long, furry ears. This species lives in large colonies separated into individual family units, like an apartment complex. It eats a wide range of plant matter, settling for almost anything it can find growing in the harsh, rocky environment.[3]
- The southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia), also called mountain viscacha, is similar to the northern viscacha, but its pelage is more red in color. It lives in similar habitat in the Andes.[3]
- Wolffsohn's viscacha (Lagidium wolffsohni) is rarer than the other four species.
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A southern viscacha in the Sur Lipez desert, Bolivia -
Viscacha near Salar De Uyuni, 2017 -
A viscacha warms itself in the morning sun in the Andes mountains in Chile.
References
[edit]- ^ Nosowitz, Dan (18 April 2013). "Mystery Animal Contest: Who Is This Fuzzy Sniffler?". Popsci. Popular Science. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ Ledesma, K. J.; Werner, F. A.; Spotorno, A. E.; Albuja, L. H. (2009). "A new species of Mountain Viscacha (Chinchillidae: Lagidium Meyen) from the Ecuadorian Andes" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2126: 41–57. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2126.1.2.
- ^ a b Werner, F. A.; Ledesma, K. J. R.; Hidalgo, B. (2006). "Mountain vizcacha (Lagidium cf. peruanum) in Ecuador - First record of Chinchillidae from the Northern Andes" (PDF). Mastozoología Neotropical. 13 (2): 271–274.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to viscacias.
- Lydekker, Richard (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.).