Chinchilla chinchilla (Lichtenstein, 1829)
Short-tailed chinchilla
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Chinchilla brevicauda Waterhouse, 1848; Chinchilla brevicaudata Waterhouse, 1848
Conservation Status
Last record: 1953
Rediscovered in 2001
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution
Chile & Peru
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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