New record of the rare viscacha Lagidium wolffsohni (Thomas, 1907) in northern Patagonia, Chile
Vol. 87 No. 2 (2023), Short Communications
Vol. 87 No. 2 (2023)

New record of the rare viscacha Lagidium wolffsohni (Thomas, 1907) in northern Patagonia, Chile

Short Communications
https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-65382023000200210
Published 2024-02-07
Fernando J. Novoa
Co-Laboratorio ECOS (Ecosistema-Complejidad-Sociedad) y Centro UC de Desarrollo Local (CEDEL), Campus Villarrica, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Villarrica, Chile.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8634-903X
Gabriel Gómez
Corporación Puelo Patagonia, Puerto Varas, Chile.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7671-0944
Diego Ojeda
Corporación Puelo Patagonia, Puerto Varas, Chile.
Andrés Diez
Corporación Puelo Patagonia, Puerto Varas, Chile.
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1320-6198
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Keywords

Andes
camera traps
Chinchillidae
Cochamo
distribution

Abstract

Few records of Lagidium wolffsohni exist in both Chile and Argentina. Through camera traps, we obtained a new record of L. wolffsohni in northern Patagonia, Chile. We also describe its feeding activity and other behavioral aspects.

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-65382023000200210
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Copyright (c) 2024 Fernando J. Novoa , Gabriel Gómez, Diego Ojeda, Andrés Diez

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