Chinchillas are either of two species of crepuscular rodents of the parvorder Caviomorpha, and are native to the Andes mountains in South America. They live in colonies called "herds" at high elevations up to 4,270 m. Wikipedia
Lifespan: Long-tailed chinchilla: 10 years and Short-tailed chinchilla: 8 – 10 years
Class: Mammalia
Domain: Eukaryota
Family: Chinchillidae
Genus: Chinchilla; Bennett, 1829
Kingdom: Animalia
Order: Rodentia
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