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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Chinchillidae |
| Genus: | Lagostomus |
| Species: | L. maximus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lagostomus maximus (Desmarest, 1817)
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| Plains viscacha distriburion | |
The plains viscacha or plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) is a species of viscacha, a rodent in the family Chinchillidae.[2] 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.
The plains viscacha should not be confused with the plains viscacha rat.
- ^ Roach, N. (2016). "Lagostomus maximus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T11170A78320596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T11170A78320596.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Jackson, John E., Lyn C. Branch, and Diego Villarreal. "Lagostomus maximus." Mammalian Species 543 (1996): 1-6.