Chinchillas

Chinchillas are rodents belonging to the family Chinchillidae, which includes four species of viscachas and two species of chinchillas. The two species of chinchillas are the long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) and short-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla). Once very common, chinchillas were hunted almost to extinction. Historically, chinchillas lived in an area that included parts of Bolivia, … Read more