Lagidium viscacia (Molina 1782)

[Lepus] viscacia Molina 1782, Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 307.

Type Locality: Chile, Santiago Prov., Cordillera de Santiago.

Vernacular Names: Southern Moutain Viscacha.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Lagidium viscacia subsp. viscacia Molina 1782

Subspecies Lagidium viscacia subsp. boxi Thomas 1921

Subspecies Lagidium viscacia subsp. cuscus Thomas 1907

Subspecies Lagidium viscacia subsp. cuvieri Bennett 1833

Subspecies Lagidium viscacia subsp. famatinae Thomas 1920

Subspecies Lagidium viscacia subsp. lockwoodi Thomas 1919

Subspecies Lagidium viscacia subsp. moreni Thomas 1897

Subspecies Lagidium viscacia subsp. perlutea Thomas 1907

Subspecies Lagidium viscacia subsp. sarae Thomas and St. Leger 1926

Subspecies Lagidium viscacia subsp. tontalis Thomas 1921

Subspecies Lagidium viscacia subsp. tucumana Thomas 1907

Subspecies Lagidium viscacia subsp. viatorum Thomas 1921

Subspecies Lagidium viscacia subsp. vulcani Thomas 1919

Distribution: W Argentina, S and W Bolivia, N Chile, S Peru.

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient.

Discussion: Karyotype of boxi reported to have 2n=64 and FN=126 (George and Weir, 1974).