Viscacha

Viscachas or vizcachas are rodents of two genera (Lagidium and Lagostomus) in the family Chinchillidae. They are native to South America and look similar to, but are not closely related to rabbits. The viscacha looks much like a rabbit due to convergent evolution. A southern viscacha in the Sur Lipez desert, BoliviaViscacha near Salar De Uyuni, 2017A visacha warms itself in the morning sun in the Andes mountains in Chile. Viscachas or vizcachas are rodents of two genera (Lagidium and Lagostomus) in the family Chinchillidae. They are native to South America and look similar to, but are not closely related to rabbits. The viscacha looks much like a rabbit due to convergent evolution. The five extant species of viscacha are: