Southern viscacha

Description

The southern viscacha has yellowish-grey upperparts,paler underparts,and a black-tipped,bushy tail.The body fur is long and soft,while that on the tail is coarse.The long,fur-covered ears have a white fringe and both the short front legs and longer hind legs have four digits on the feet.The soles of the feet have fleshy pads called "pallipes" and they can move about with agility over rocky surfaces.The weight of an adult southern viscacha is about 3 kg (6.6 lb).