Abrocomidae - Chinchilla Rats |
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 Chinchilla rats are found in the Andes Mountains in South America. They have soft and thick silvery-grayish fur, mouse-like bodies, long fur-covered tails, and large round ears. Not including their tails, they are about 5-9 inches long. They are very social and live in underground tunnels. There are ten species of living chinchilla rats.
World Status Key
 Least Concern  Near Threatened  Vulnerable  Endangered  Critically Endangered  Extinct in Wild  Extinct  Not Enough Data
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist.
U.S. Status Key
 Threatened in US  Endangered in US  Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife. Click on U.S. status icon to go to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife species profile.
New Hampshire Status Key
 Threatened in NH  Endangered in NH  Breeds in NH (birds)
Status taken from NH Fish and Game
Location Key
 Africa  Asia  Australia/Oceania  Europe  North America  South America  NH
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New Hampshire Species
None
North/Central American Species
None
Species Around the World
Ashy Chinchilla Rat - Abrocoma cinerea
Bennett's Chinchilla Rat - Abrocoma bennetti
Bolivian Chinchilla Rat - Abrocoma boliviensis
Budin’s Chinchilla Rat - Abrocoma budini
Famatina Chinchilla Rat - Abrocoma famatina
Mendozan Chinchilla Rat - Abrocoma vaccarum
Sierra Del Tontal Chinchilla Rat - Abrocoma shistacea
Uspallata Chinchilla Rat - Abrocoma uspallata
Ashaninika Arboreal Chinchilla Rat - Cuscomys ashaninka
Machu Pichu aboreal Chinchilla Rat - Cuscomys oblativa
Additional Information
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Ashy Chinchilla Rat - Abrocoma cinerea
The ashy chinchilla rat is found in the Andes in southeastern Peru, southwestern Bolivia, northern Chile and northwestern Argentina.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Bennett’s Chinchilla Rat- Abrocoma bennetti
Bennett's chinchilla rat is found in Chile. It is one of the species brought back to England by Charles Darwin.
Source: Encyclopedia of Life Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Bolivian Chinchilla Rat - Abrocoma boliviensis
The Bolivian chinchilla rat is found only in a small region of central Bolivia.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Bolivian Chinchilla Rat - Abrocoma boliviensis
The Bolivian chinchilla rat lives in burrows in the cloud forest.
Source: EDGE Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
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