viscacha

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A rodent native to the Andes Mountains of South America, in the chinchilla family Chinchillidae
A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger
gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows
Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath
There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek
Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha, vishatscha