Chinchillas

Chinchilla Chinchilla lanigera

Scientific names means "long-tailed chinchilla", versus the critically endangered sister genus, Chinchilla brevicaudata, with a shorter tail and generally more robust appearance. The name "chinchilla" means literally "little chincha", for the Chincha peoples of the Andes region in South America, where this species is native.

Also may be called: Velligera ch., La ch. bastarda, Hybrid ch., Lesser ch., Coastal ch., La ch. costina, La ch. Chilena, Long-tailed ch.

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