Chinchilla lanigera Molina 1782 (long-tailed chinchilla)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae

Alternative combinations: Callomys laniger, Chinchilla laniger, Cricetus laniger, Lagostomus laniger, Mus laniger

Belongs to Chinchilla according to E. T. Bennett 1833

See also Goldfuss 1832

Sister taxon: Chinchilla chinchilla

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chinchilla lanigera in the database

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