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Long-tailed Chinchilla
Longtailedchinchilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Genus: Chinchillidae
Genus: Chinchilla
Species: C. lanigera
Binomial name
Chinchilla lanigera
Bennett, 1829
Chinchilla lanigera range
Past range of Chinchilla lanigera.
Synonyms

Mus laniger
Chinchilla velligera
Cricetus chinchilla
Lommus lanigera
Cricetus lanigera

The Long-tailed Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) is one of the two living species of Chinchillas.

It is identified by its smaller physique and longer tail in comparison to the the other species of Chinchilla, the Short-tailed Chinchilla. The Long-tailed Chinchilla is also the Chinchilla species that is more commonly kept as domesticated pets.

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Wild Long-tailed Chinchillas possess a grey colouration in regards to their fur. Domesticated breeds come in different colours. []

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References[]

  1. ^ D'elia, G. and Teta, P. (2008). Chinchilla lanigera. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 January 2009.

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