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title: "Patagonian Viscacha"
description: "Lagidium wolffsohni — Mammiferi. Wolffsohn's viscacha (Lagidium wolffsohni), and locally known as chinchillón anaranjado, is a rare species of rodent in the family Chinchillidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/patagonian-viscacha
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Patagonian Viscacha

> Lagidium wolffsohni — Mammiferi. Wolffsohn's viscacha (Lagidium wolffsohni), and locally known as chinchillón anaranjado, is a rare species of rodent in the family Chinchillidae.

- Scientific name: *Lagidium wolffsohni*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 140
- Wikidata: [Q1768130](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768130)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43822](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43822)

## Names

- en: Patagonian Viscacha
- de: Südliche Hasenmaus
- es: Vizcacha de la Patagonia
- nl: Zuidelijke haasmuis
- pl: Wiskacza skalna

## Countries with the most observations

AR (82), CL (44)

## Summary

Wolffsohn's viscacha (Lagidium wolffsohni), and locally known as chinchillón anaranjado, is a rare species of rodent in the family Chinchillidae. This species occurs in southwestern Argentina and adjacent Chile. It occurs up to about 4,000 m (13,000 ft) above sea level. It is found in rocky outcrops in mountainous areas.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolffsohn%27s_viscacha

## Photo

![Patagonian Viscacha](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/patagonian-viscacha/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17411684

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/patagonian-viscacha?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).