Short-tailed chinchilla Chinchilla chinchilla Endangered
Where the short-tailed chinchilla lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 17 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map
| Scientific name | Chinchilla chinchilla |
|---|---|
| Group | Mice, rats & other rodents |
| Status | Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | South America |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Chinchillidae |
Where does the short-tailed chinchilla live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the short-tailed chinchilla in 1 country or territory across South America.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the short-tailed chinchilla endangered?
The short-tailed chinchilla’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the short-tailed chinchilla?
The short-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Chinchillidae, genus Chinchilla. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the short-tailed chinchilla
The short-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla) is a small rodent part of the Chinchillidae family and is classified as an endangered species by the IUCN. Originating in South America, the chinchilla is part of the genus Chinchilla, which is separated into two species: the long-tailed chinchilla and the short-tailed chinchilla. Although the short-tailed chinchilla used to be found in Chile, Argentina, Peru, and Bolivia, the geographical distribution of the species has since shifted. The species remains extant in the Andes mountains of northern Chile, but small populations have been found in southern Bolivia.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Short-tailed chinchilla (revision 1377212312), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q666850 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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