answersLogoWhite

0

Chinchillas are rodents so they are related to guinea pigs, mice, rats, etc but their closest relative and only other member of the Chinchillidae family is the Viscacha, a rabbit-like animals.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

How many kind of chinchillas are there?

There are two species of chinchillas: the long-tailed chinchilla and the short-tailed chinchilla. That vary in color. White Chinchilla Black Chinchilla Beige Chinchilla Purple Chinchilla Brown Chinchilla Grey Chinchilla Pink White Chinchilla


What is the scientific classification of a chinchilla?

This is the scientific classification of a ChinchillaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: RodentiaFamily: ChinchillidaeGenus: Chinchilla


Are humans doing anything to endamger chinchillas?

OF COURSE. Chinchilla fur coats. chinchilla boots. Chinchilla purses. Chinchilla hats. Chinchilla gloves. Chinchilla chinchilla chinchilla. You get the picture? People poach chinchillas. Around 100 chinchillas are killed to create one coat. etc.


What is the Latin name for chinchilla?

The Romans had no word for chinchilla, but it works fine just as it is.Often the request for a "Latin name" of a plant or animal is really asking for the scientific name, or Linnaean binomial (see the related link below). In the case of chinchillas there are two, since there are two living species of chinchilla and each has its own binomial. These are Chinchilla brevicaudata and Chinchilla lanigera. The word Chinchilla comes from the name of a native people of Peru, the Chincha. Brevicaudata means "short-tailed" and lanigera means "wool-bearing".


Is it ileagal to have a chinchilla?

you are allowed to have a chinchilla


What two animals do they breed to make a chinchilla?

A chinchilla is a species of small rodents native to South America to 'make' a chinchilla you need to breed a male chinchilla with a female chinchilla in order to make baby chinchillas .


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)


Is a chinchilla a kind of rabbit?

A Chinchilla is a rodent


How do you sign chinchilla?

Chinchilla is fingerspelled and described.


What type of consumer is a chinchilla?

a chinchilla is a herbivore


What else is related to a chinchilla?

Chinchillas are crepuscular rodents, slightly larger and more robust than ground squirrels, and are native to the Andes mountains in South America. Along with their relatives, Viscachas, they make up the family Chinchilla.


Does the chinchilla have symmetry?

Yes, chinchilla's have bilateral symmetry