Long-tailed 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 coastal hills throughout low mountains. By the mid-19th century, Chilean chinchillas were not found south of the Choapa River.
No fossils are known.
Chilean chinchillas were reported from Talca , Chile, reaching north to Peru and eastward from Chilean coastal hills throughout low mountains. By the mid-19th century, Chilean chinchillas were not found south of the Choapa River.
No fossils are known.