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Chinchilla refers to either of two species (Chinchilla chinchilla and Chinchilla lanigera) [4] of crepuscular rodents of the parvorder Caviomorpha, and are native to the Andes mountains in South America. [5] They live in colonies called "herds" at high elevations up to 4,270 m (14,000 ft).
South America also once had a great diversity of ungulates of native origin, but these dwindled after the interchange with North America, and disappeared entirely following the arrival of humans. Sequencing of collagen from fossils of one recently extinct species each of notoungulates and litopterns has indicated that these orders comprise a ...
The family Chinchillidae is in the order Rodentia and consists of the chinchillas, the viscachas, and their fossil relatives. This family is restricted to southern and western South America, mostly living in mountainous regions of the Andes but one species living on plains. They are medium to large-sized rodents, weighing from 800 g (28 oz) to ...
This is a list of bird species recorded in South America. South America is the "Bird Continent": It boasts records of 3492 species, more than any other. (Much larger Eurasia is second with 3467.) Colombia's list alone numbers 1910 confirmed species, and both Brazil's and Peru's confirmed lists also exceed 1860.
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Video from USA TODAY shows the animal, which is part of the raccoon family, hiding behind a sign at the stop. The video explained that the kinkajou was "very underweight" when he was found and was ...
The short-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla) is a small rodent part of the Chinchillidae family and is classified as an endangered species by the IUCN.Originating in South America, the chinchilla is part of the genus Chinchilla, which is separated into two species: the long-tailed chinchilla and the short-tailed chinchilla.
The rodent weighed between 80 and 90 pounds.