| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | MAMMALIA | RODENTIA | CHINCHILLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Lagostomus crassus |
| Species Authority: | Thomas, 1910 |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Extinct ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2008 |
| Assessor/s | Lessa, E., Ojeda, R. & Bidau, C. |
| Evaluator/s: | Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) |
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Justification: This species is listed as Extinct because it is only known from one skull collected in southern Peru. A living specimen has not been located during any surveys. |
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| Range Description: | Known only by a single skull from southern Peru, presumably of an animal that lived in recent times (Nowak, 1999). |
| Countries: |
Regionally extinct:
Peru
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| Population: | The is no population data on this species. |
| Habitat and Ecology: | There is nothing known about the ecology of this species. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Nothing is known of the threats to this species. |
| Conservation Actions: | None |
| Citation: | Lessa, E., Ojeda, R. & Bidau, C. 2008. Lagostomus crassus. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009. |
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