Long-tailed chinchilla  (Chinchilla lanigera)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderRodentia
FamilyChinchillidae
GenusChinchilla (1)
SizeHead/body length: 22.5 - 38 cm (2)
Tail length: 7.5 - 15 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU A1cd) on the IUCN Red List 2002 (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).

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