Don E. Wilson;Thomas E. Lacher, Jr;Russell A. Mittermeier
Species
EndangeredSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyChinchillidae
Короткохвостая шиншилла (лат. Chinchilla chinchilla, ранее известная как лат. Chinchilla brevicaudata), также называемая боливийской, перуанской или королевской шиншиллой — вид грызунов семейства шиншилловых, находящийся под угрозой исчезновения. Естественный ареал — Чилийско-Аргентинские Анды, Перу и Боливия. Ценный мех грызунов стал причиной сильного уменьшения их численности.
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 33
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Chinchillidae
- Collections
- UMZM, MSB, UTEP, CHAS, ROM, TCWC
- Recorded in
- United States, Peru, Chile, Bolivia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Lazarus taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chinchilla
- Image
- Chinchilla brevicaudata.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Endangered status
- taxon name
- Chinchilla chinchilla
- Commons category
- Chinchilla brevicaudata
- Commons gallery
- Chinchilla brevicaudata
- taxon common name
- kratkorepa činčila
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- short name
- C. chinchilla
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~18 min read
Encyclopedic overview
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. Although the short-tailed chinchilla used to be found in Chile, Argentina, Peru, and Bolivia, the geographical distribution of the species has since shifted. The species remains extant in the Andes mountains of northern Chile, but small populations have been found in southern Bolivia.
The short-tailed chinchilla is characterized by its grayish-blue fur which is extremely dense and plush. The short-tailed chinchilla has a short furry tail, which distinguishes it from the long-tailed chinchilla. Compared to C. lanigera, C. chinchilla has smaller, more rounded ears and is slightly smaller in body size.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chinchilla chinchilla” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.