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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.
A short-tailed chinchilla, classified as "Endangered" by the IUCN, in Chile in 2007. Both species of chinchilla are currently listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to a severe population loss approximated at a 90% global population loss since 2001. [1]
Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 474 endangered mammalian species. [1] Of all evaluated mammalian species, 8.6% are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists 86 mammalian subspecies as endangered.
They have large eyes, medium-sized ears, soft dense fur and short bushy tails. The forelegs are shorter than the hind legs. The forefeet have four toes while the hind feet have four small-clawed toes in Lagidium and Chinchilla but three large-clawed toes in Lagostomus , a digging species.
They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb). Suborder: Hystricognathi. Family: Chinchillidae (viscachas and chinchillas) Genus: Chinchilla. Short-tailed chinchilla, Chinchilla brevicaudata CR
Endangered: The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. VU: ... Short-tailed chinchilla, Chinchilla chinchilla EN extirpated; Genus: Lagidium.
Critically endangered: The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. EN: Endangered: ... Short-tailed chinchilla, Chinchilla brevicaudata CR; Genus ...
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