Tympanoctomys barrerae - #4143
Red Viscacha Rat
Also as Plains Viscacha Rat.
Geographic Distribution
Patchily in salt basins and sand dunes of central and western Argentina.
Order/Family
Octodontidae
Genus
Tympanoctomys
Specific Epithet
barrerae
Image Location
Argentina, Mendoza Province, Lavalle, Lagunas del Rosario
Image Date
5 April 2017
Photographer
AP Tarquino-Carbonell