Long-tailed chinchilla  (Chinchilla lanigera)

Species information

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Glossary

  • Monogamous: having only one mate during a breeding season, or throughout the breeding life of a pair.
  • Nocturnal: active at night.
  • Omnivore: an organism that feeds on both plants and animals.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2003)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Animal Diversity (October, 2003)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/chinchilla/c._lanigera$narrative.html
  3. CITES (October, 2003)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Burton, J. (1987) The Collins Guide to the Rare Mammals of the World.The Stephen Greene Press, Lexington, MA.
  5. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  6. Nowak, R. (1991) Walker’s Mammals of the World, 5th Edition, Vol II.The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
  7. Jimenez, J. (1995) The Extirpation and Current Status of Wild Chinchillas, Chinchilla lanigera and Chinchilla brevicaudata. Biological Conservation, 77: 1 - 6.
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