Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)

The long-tailed chinchilla , also called the Chilean, coastal, common chinchilla, or lesser chinchilla, is one of two species of rodents from the genus ''Chinchilla'', the other species being ''Chinchilla chinchilla''. Wild populations of ''C. lanigera'' occur in Aucó, near Illapel, IV Región, Chile , in Reserva Nacional Las Chinchillas and in La Higuera, about 100 km north of Coquimbo
Chilean chinchillas were reported from Talca , Chile, reaching north to Peru and eastward from Chilean.. more