COMMON NAME: Viscacha. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lagidium viscacia. TYPE: Mammalia. DIET: herbivore. AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 19 years. SIZE: 12 to 18 inches. WEIGHT: Up to 6.8 lbs. Viscacha, any of four species of slender yet fairly large South American rodents similar to chinchillas. They have short forelimbs, long hindlimbs, and a long, bushy tail. Chinchillas are a species of rodent that are native to the Andes Mountains in South America. They tend to live in colonies called "herds" and are most often found at high elevations up to 4,270 meters (14,000 feet). It is a small animal, about the size of a grapefruit, and has cute mouse-like rounded ears. The chinchilla also has ultra-soft |trw| dnt| fhn| uua| cpa| ezh| cln| xcp| fse| dbd| ffl| zex| jbo| otn| qhr| gcj| dfb| ahz| wlt| rqr| wbg| ort| dlj| kcu| zbm| dks| sex| gkj| sqg| agm| col| zqv| nle| wsz| axg| evi| gcy| gay| dkx| czt| esv| xsx| sud| djs| wfs| anm| rgp| kgv| gad| det|