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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 vizcacha rat Tympanoctomys barrerae is rare and endemic. (Full text)
The endangered Chlamyphorus truncatus lives in sandbanks and the endangered endemic Tympanoctomys barrerae is found in halophytic areas. (Full text)
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)