viscacha

IPA: viskˈɑtʃʌ

Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae.

Examples of "viscacha" in Sentences

Largest mammalian genome size: 8.40pg, Tympanoctomys barrerae, Red viscacha rat
The viscacha makes his home, like the rabbit, by burrowing in the ground, where he remains during daylight.
Oct. 9th, 2007 at 2:03 PM matt_ruff presents the viscacha, a herbivore in the chinchilla family, indigenous to the Andes.
Mountain viscacha Lagidium wolffsohni probably lives in some sectors of the park, but its presence remains to be confirmed.
Animal and human motifs abound, especially snakes, foxes, felines, eagles and the viscacha a large rodent, cousin to the chinchilla.
"Then there is the taruco, a kind of deer, the viscacha, which is a big rat, the otoc, a sort of wild dog, or fox, and the ucumari, a black bear with a white nose.
The red viscacha rat (Tympanoctomys barrerae) and the pichiciego (Chlamyphorus truncatus) are mammals endemic to this biome; they are also listed as vulnerable according to IUCN categories.
Several animal species are regarded as being of special value because they are either endemic, nationally threatened or culturally valuable, including Andean condor Vultur gryphus, chestnut canastero Thripophaga steinbachi, sandy gallito Teledroma fuscus, puma Felis concolor, guanaco Lama guanicoe, mara Dolychotus patagonum and viscacha Lagidium viscacia.