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Short Tailed Chinchillas live in the Ades mountains in South America. Imagen living 400 to 2,000 miles high.

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It evolved from the rabbit.

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When was Short-tailed Chinchilla created?

Short-tailed Chinchilla was created in 1829.


What is the body structure of the short tailed chinchilla?

short tailed chinchillas are not endangered


What does the short-tailed chinchilla eat?

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Is the short-tailed chinchilla extinct?

No, the short-tailed chinchilla isn't instinct. But they are endangered More than 80% of their population declined from the past 10 years! HELP!!


How long is a chinnchilla tail?

Long-tailed chinchilla tail length is approximately 14.5 cm. Short-tailed chinchilla tail-length is approximately 10 cm.


What region of South America are chinchillas native to?

short-tailed chinchilla is found in southern Peru, western Bolivia, eastern Chile and north west Argentina.long-tailed chinchilla is found in centrala nd southern Chile, at the northernmost part of its range it can be found with the short-tailed chinchilla along the Chile/Argentine border.


What is the kingdom phylum class order family genus and species for the chinchilla?

Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: RodentiaFamily: ChinchillidaeGenus: ChinchillaSpecies:Chinchilla lanigera (Long-tailed chinchilla)Chinchilla chinchilla (Short-tailed chinchilla)


What are the short tailed chinchilla defenses?

I'm a chinchilla expert. Their defenses is scratching. Sinse their tails are short, they can't use them so instead they use their nails.


When was Long-tailed chinchilla created?

Long-tailed chinchilla was created in 1829.