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  2. Short-tailed chinchilla - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of mammals of South America - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in South America. ... Short-tailed chinchilla, Chinchilla chinchilla CR; Long-tailed chinchilla, ...

  4. Chinchillidae - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Chinchilla - Wikipedia

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    The domestic chinchilla is descended from Chinchilla lanigera, the long-tailed Chinchilla. They are the more common one in the wild, as the other species, Chinchilla chinchilla, or short-tailed Chinchilla, has been hunted nearly to extinction. Therefore, domestic chinchillas have thinner bodies, longer tails and larger ears.

  6. List of domesticated animals - Wikipedia

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    Long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) the 1930s the Andes: fur, research, pets 1d Rodentia: Short-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla) the 1930s the Andes: fur Raised in captivity Critically endangered in the wild 1d Rodentia: Water flea (Daphnia magna) the 1930s North America, Eurasia, Africa: research, animal feed 6c Other arthropods

  7. List of rodents - Wikipedia

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    Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they inhabit every continent except Antarctica. ... Chinchilla chinchilla - Short-tailed chinchilla;

  8. List of endangered mammals - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. List of mammals of Argentina - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the native mammal species recorded in Argentina. As of January 2020, the list contains 402 mammal species from Argentina , of which one is extinct, seven are critically endangered, seventeen are endangered, sixteen are vulnerable, and thirty are near threatened.