Northern Mountain Viscachas Skull Replica
$61.00
Northern mountain viscachas skull replica is 3.0 x 1.8 x 1.5 in. The Lagidium peruanam skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of CAS specimen.
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Description
Northern mountain viscachas skull replica measures 3.0 x 1.8 x 1.5 inches. The Lagidium peruanam skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
The Northern mountain viscacha is native to central and southern Peru and northern Chile. It may also be present in the area around Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia.
The Northern mountain viscacha grows to a head and body length of 12 to 18 inches. It features a bushy tail nearly as long. The animal can curl its tail into a tight coil. The adult weight ranges between 32 and 56 pounds.
Furry skin covers its long ears. Dense, soft fur covers its body, but the tail features coarser hairs. The color of the dorsal surface ranges from dark grey at lower altitudes to brown at higher elevations.
It makes it home in crevices in the rock. The rodent inhabits various areas where suitable rocky outcrops occur. The distribution remains patchy across these areas. Animals appear common in some localities but remain completely absent despite identical habitat conditions.
The Northern mountain viscacha is a herbivore. It feeds on a variety of plat material including grasses, roots, and seeds, breeding usually takes place during October and November. A litter usually consists of a single pup. The mother births the pup after a gestation period of around 140 days. The young pup weans from milk when it reaches about eight weeks old.
In high altitudes, predators hunt this species. The Andean Mountain cat, the colocolo, and the colocolo fox prey heavily upon the viscacha.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Rodentia
- Superfamily: Chinchilloidea
- Family: Chinchillidae
- Genus: Lagidium
- Species: L. peruanum
- Binomial name: Lagidium peruanum
- Conservation status: Least concern
You can expand your high-altitude display with the Northern viscachas skull alongside the American pika skull replica, the Eastern deer mouse skull replica, and the Northeast African mole rat skull replica.
Additional information
| Weight | 2.5 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 3.0 × 1.8 × 1.5 in |
