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Chinchilla, short-tailed. Scientific Name Chinchilla brevicudata. Taxonomy. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordate Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Chinchilldae Genus: Chinchilla Species: Brevicaudata. Animal’s relatives &Physical characteristics.
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Chinchilla, short-tailed Scientific Name Chinchilla brevicudata
Taxonomy • Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Chordate • Class: Mammalia • Order: Rodentia • Family: Chinchilldae • Genus: Chinchilla • Species: Brevicaudata
Animal’s relatives&Physical characteristics • Their related to the squirrel & long- tailed chinchilla. • Large round ears help the chinchilla to hear even the very soft sounds well. • Their sharp teeth are able to shear through any vegetation. • Their able to scurry very to hide away from predators.
Biome& Habitat • The chinchilla lives in the cold mountainous region. They have fur that alows them to survive at the altitudes of up to 16,400 ft ( 5,000m). They live in small crevices in rocks.