Biology:Lagostominae

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Short description: Subfamily of rodents

Lagostominae
Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Recent
Lagostomus maximus - Parc National El Palmar en Argentine (Entre-Rios).jpg
Plains viscacha
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Chinchillidae
Subfamily: Lagostominae
Bennett, 1833
Genera
  • Lagostomus - plains viscachas
  • Pliolagostomus
  • Prolagostomus

Lagostominae is a subfamily of the family Chinchillidae. It contains the genus Lagostomus and two extinct genera, Prolagostomus and Pliolagostomus.[1]

References

  1. Rasia, Luciano L.; Candela, Adriana M.; Cañón, Carola (2021). "Comprehensive total evidence phylogeny of chinchillids (Rodentia, Caviomorpha): Cheek teeth anatomy and evolution" (in en). Journal of Anatomy 239 (2): 405–423. doi:10.1111/joa.13430. ISSN 0021-8782. PMID 33721329. 

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