Chinchillidae
Also known as: Chinchilas e Viscachas, Chinchillafamilien, Chinchillas and Viscachas, Chinchillas and Vizcachas, Chinchillas et Viscaches, Chinchillas y viscachas, Chinchillidés, Chinchíllidos
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Chinchillidae |
| Published in | Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. vol.1833 p.58 |
| Genera | 7 |
| Species records held | 35 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 74 |
| GBIF key | 5494 |
Genera in Chinchillidae
- Lagostomus — 26 species: Lagostomus angustidens, Lagostomus antiquus, Lagostomus australis, Lagostomus caesicollis, Lagostomus cavifrons, Lagostomus circulus, Lagostomus compressidens, Lagostomus costatus
- Eoviscaccia — 3 species: Eoviscaccia australis, Eoviscaccia boliviana, Eoviscaccia frassinettii
- Chinchilla — 2 species: Chinchilla chinchilla, Chinchilla lanigera
- Miochinchilla — 2 species: Miochinchilla plurinacionalis, Miochinchilla surirense
- Pliolagostomus — 2 species: Pliolagostomus friasensis, Pliolagostomus notatus
- Lagidium
- Prolagostomus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.