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Author: Michael A. Mares
Author: Michael A. Mares
Plains viscacha rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricognathi
Family : Octodontidae
Species : Tympanoctomys barrerae
The Plains viscacha rat, red vizcacha rat is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the plains viscacha rat
A young / baby of a plains viscacha rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A plains viscacha rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Countries
Argentina
Facts about the plains viscacha rat
The red viscacha rat, Tympanoctomys barrerae, is a member of the family Octodontidae, endemic to South America. (Full text)
urine concentration of Tympanoctomys barrerae is 7080 mosm/l, similar to other desert rodents that forage on halophytes (eg, Dipodomys microps, Psammomys obesus . (Full text)
Tympanoctomys barrerae is a medium-sized rat with a relatively large head. (Full text)
The red vizcacha rat, Tympanoctomys barrerae , is a monotypic, micro-endemic species that inhabits salt pan-sand dune habitats in west-central Argentina. (Full text)
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