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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 ...
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]
1.2 Family Diatomyidae. ... Genus Chinchilla. Chinchilla chinchilla - Short-tailed chinchilla; ... Callistomys pictus - painted tree rat; Genus Diplomys;
Family Abrocomidae (chinchilla rats) Family Echimyidae (spiny rats, tree rats, hutias, & coypu) Family †Heptaxodontidae (giant hutias and key mice) Order Lagomorpha. Family Ochotonidae (pikas) Family †Prolagidae (Sardinian pika) Family Leporidae (rabbits) Order Eulipotyphla. Family Erinaceidae (hedgehogs, gymnures) Family †Nesophontidae ...
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.
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.
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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