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Chinchilla rats or chinchillones are rodents of the family Abrocomidae.This family has few members compared to most rodent families, with only nine known living species. They resemble chinchillas and rats in appearance, with a similar soft fur and silvery-grey color, but have a body structure more like a short-tailed
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 ...
1.1 Family Ctenodactylidae. 1.2 Family Diatomyidae. ... Cuscomys oblativus - Machu Picchu arboreal chinchilla rat; Family Echimyidae. Hoplomys gymnurus.
They are also related to the chinchilla rat. The chinchilla has the densest fur of all extant terrestrial mammals, with around 20,000 hairs per square centimeter and 50 hairs growing from each follicle. [7] The chinchilla is named after the Chincha people of the Andes, who once wore its dense, velvet-like fur and ate their meat. [8]
Budin's chinchilla rat, Abrocoma budini DD; Ashy chinchilla rat, Abrocoma cinerea LC; Famatina chinchilla rat, Abrocoma famatina DD; Sierra del Tontal chinchilla rat, Abrocoma schistacea DD; Uspallata chinchilla rat, Abrocoma uspallata DD; Punta de Vacas chinchilla rat, Abrocoma vaccarum DD; Family: Echimyidae (spiny rats and allies) Subfamily ...
Budin's chinchilla rat, Abrocoma budini DD; Ashy chinchilla rat, Abrocoma cinerea LC; Famatina chinchilla rat, Abrocoma famatina DD; Sierra del Tontal chinchilla rat, Abrocoma shistacea LC; Uspallata chinchilla rat, Abrocoma uspallata DD; Punta de Vacas chinchilla rat, Abrocoma vaccarum DD; Family: Echimyidae. Subfamily: Dactylomyinae. Genus ...
Caviomorphs include the extinct Heptaxodontidae (giant hutias), the extinct Josephoartigasia monesi (the largest rodent ever known) and extant families of chinchilla rats, hutias, guinea pigs and the capybara, chinchillas and viscachas, tuco-tucos, agoutis, pacas, pacaranas, spiny rats, New World porcupines, coypu and octodonts (Vassallo and ...
Bennett's chinchilla rat (Abrocoma bennettii) is a species of chinchilla rat in the family Abrocomidae. [2] It is found only in Chile where its habitat is Mediterranean-type scrub on the western side of the Andes. The IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".