Lagidium viscacia

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Common Mountain Viscacha

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Chinchilloidea
Family : Chinchillidae
Genus : Lagidium

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Molina, G.I. 1782. Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili. S. Tommaso d'Aquino, Bologna, 367 pp.

Authority publication link

https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/idurl/1/9635

Original name as described

Lepus Viscacia

Other common names

Mountain Viscacha · Northern Mountain Viscacha · Southern Viscacha · Southern Mountain Viscacha

Type locality

type locality not given. Restricted by W. H. Osgood in 1943 to "Chilean Andes; cordillera of Santiago."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia · Chile · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes peruanum

Taxonomy notes citation

Spotorno, A.E. and Patton, J.L. 2015. Superfamily Chinchilloidea Bennett, 1833. In: Patton, J.L., Pardinas, U.F.J. and D'Elia, G. (eds), Mammals of South America Volume 2: Rodents, pp. 762-778. University of Chicago Press.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001233

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Viscaccia inca

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

inca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1894.8.6.20

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9c9fb64c-8f25-4fb0-b78d-67201035be92

Authority page

442

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254902

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Lagidium Moreni

O. Thomas, 1897

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

moreni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.10.7.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e0cd226e-6945-4f6b-99a6-defe560dff18

Authority page

467

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267947

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Viscaccia punensis

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

punense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.10.3.51

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d54edcd3-7a9b-4463-84a1-97d49da1806b

Authority page

443

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254903

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Viscaccia lutea

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

luteum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.16.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1072df1f-910f-4b91-a680-737a4f350c49

Authority page

443

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254903

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Viscaccia arequipae

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

arequipae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.10.1.93

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/95e37794-4475-446f-94fc-fd9bff034d9d

Authority page

442

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254902

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Viscaccia subrosea

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

subroseum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.7.7.53

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a8c1e2e9-a00b-417a-851c-75c553ef6ae6

Authority page

442

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254902

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Viscaccia saturata

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

saturatum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.1.1.52

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/afda156d-e283-4f54-8cdf-99dc9d7020a5

Authority page

442

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254902

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Viscaccia cuscus

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

cuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.1.1.104

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/761efcf1-0c1d-48c0-8720-28e8d3dac6dc

Authority page

443

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254903

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Viscaccia perlutea

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

perluteum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.2.89bis

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

443

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254903

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Viscaccia tucumana

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

tucumanum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.10.29.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aae08e04-d465-42df-95dd-dd673a9ccbf1

Authority page

444

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254904

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Lagidium lockwoodi

O. Thomas, 1919

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

lockwoodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.2.7.57

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/09d29a66-39c6-4475-938b-a8d8993829e0

Authority page

499

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15688448

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Yepes (1935:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Lagidium vulcani

O. Thomas, 1919

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

vulcani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.8.2.32

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/32de91f5-46be-4d0c-ba0f-bc2d1b8e9f8e

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18615920

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Yepes (1935:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Lagidium boxi

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

boxi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.11.4.95

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1f2382b7-19f5-45db-8085-895401d5a3ef

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626595

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Yepes (1935:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Lagidium famatinae

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

famatinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.8.4.57

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f43f7c6f-8024-4313-8bf4-0ef0f7f1062e

Authority page

421

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19240219

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Yepes (1935:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Lagidium tontalis

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

tontalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.6.21.39

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/57082444-54e5-4d3f-9bd0-c2e88494100d

Authority page

219

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19332576

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Yepes (1935:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Lagidium viatorum

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

viatorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.6.24.21

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9d936ec4-c27e-4b31-84d2-47870a90bcf8

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19332577

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Yepes (1935:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Lagidium sarae

O. Thomas & St. Leger, 1926

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

sarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.10.11.85

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2839d364-df57-4479-82ef-aad1e9a8726e

Authority page

639

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Yepes (1935:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Lagidium viscacia sumuncurensis

Crespo, 1963

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

sumuncurense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-Ma 14310

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

61

Authority publication

Neotrópica

Lagotis Cuvieri

(E. T. Bennett, 1833)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

cuvieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859499

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Lesson (1842:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Lagotis pallipes

(E. T. Bennett, 1835)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

pallipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568576

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Lesson (1842:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Arctomys Viscaccia

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

viscaccia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Lagidium Morenoi

Lahille, 1899

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

morenoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

191

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147057

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

  1. Lahille (1899:191, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  2. Yepes (1935:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Lagidium pallipes

Lahille, 1899

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

pallipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

191

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147057

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

Lahille (1899:191, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Lagidium tucumanum

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

tucumanum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

247

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Lagidium viscaccia

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

viscaccia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

191

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Lagidium viscacia

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

viscacia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

578

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:578) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:480) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11148/22190789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lagidium peruanum arequipe

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

arequipe

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1551

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005:1551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium viscacia boxi

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

boxi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium viscacia cuscus

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

cuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium viscacia cuvieri

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

cuvieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium viscacia famatinae

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

famatinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium peruanum inca

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

inca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium viscacia lockwoodi

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

lockwoodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium viscacia moreni

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

moreni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium peruanum pallipes

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

pallipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium viscacia perlutea

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

perlutea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium peruanum peruanum

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

peruanum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium peruanum punensis

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

punensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium viscacia sarae

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

sarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium peruanum saturata

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

saturata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium peruanum subrosea

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

subrosea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium viscacia tontalis

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

tontalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium viscacia tucumana

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

tucumana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium viscacia viatorum

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

viatorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium viscacia viscacia

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

viscacia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium viscacia vulcani

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

vulcani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lepus Viscacia

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

viscacia

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

307

Authority publication

Bologna

Lepus viscaccica

(Brandis, 1786)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

viscaccicum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

272

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lepus Viscaccia

(Goldfuss, 1809)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

viscaccia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498014

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

Lesson (1827:298, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Lagidium peruanum

Meyen, 1833

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

peruanum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

578

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38634598

Authority publication

Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum

Name usages

  1. Lahille (1899:191, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:578) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium crassidens

R. A. Philippi, 1896

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

crassidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35028997

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium crinigerum

R. A. Philippi, 1896

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

crinigerum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35028997

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium lutescens

R. A. Philippi, 1896

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

lutescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35028995

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Viscaccia viscaccia

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

viscaccia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

441

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254901

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

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