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The two living species of chinchilla are Chinchilla chinchilla [1] [2] (formerly known as Chinchilla brevicaudata) and Chinchilla lanigera. C. chinchilla has a shorter tail, a thicker neck and shoulders, and shorter ears than C. lanigera. The former species is currently facing extinction; the latter, though rare, can be found in the wild. [10]
Chinchilla is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] Chinchilla is known as the 'Melon Capital of Australia', and plays host to a Melon Festival every second year in February. [4] [5] [6] In the 2021 census, the locality of Chinchilla had a population of 7,068 people. [1]
Chinchilla is a village and census-designated place in Scott and South Abington townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The CDP's population was 2,098 at the time of the 2010 United States Census. [7] It was known as "Leach's Flats" until supposedly renamed by a female postmaster in the 1880 after her chinchilla-fur shawl. [8]
A young wild Chilean chinchilla (2006) A domesticated chinchilla Chinchilla lanigera is smaller—wild animals have body lengths up to 260 mm (10 in)—has more rounded ears—45 mm (1.8 in) in length)—and a longer tail than C. chinchilla; its tail is usually about a third the size of its body—up to 130 mm (5.1 in) compared to 100 mm (3.9 in) in C. chinchilla.
Chinchilla de Montearagón or Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón, or simply Chinchilla, is a municipality in the province of Albacete in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Spreading across a total area of 679.27 km 2 (262.27 sq mi), [ 2 ] the municipality has population of 4,182 (2018).
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 Chinchillidae are native to South America. Chinchillas and mountain viscachas live in remote mountainous regions of Chile and Peru, on rocky surfaces and among boulders. Plains viscachas are found in the plains of Argentina, from the Gran Chaco area southwards to Patagonia. [3]
THE EXTIRPATION AND CURRENT STATUS OF WILD CHINCHILLAS Chinchilla lanigera AND C. brevicaudata. Jiménez, Jaime E. University of Florida, Gainesville. 1995. Author: Amerique_du_Sud.svg: Cephas; derivative work: The Illusional Ministry (talk) Other versions: Derivative works of this file: Guarani International Airport destinations.PNG