Chinchilla chinchilla

(H. Lichtenstein, 1830)

Short-tailed Chinchilla

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Chinchilloidea
Family : Chinchillidae
Genus : Chinchilla

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lichtenstein, H. 1830. Pls. 17–37. Pp. pl. 17–pl. 37 in Lichtenstein, H. 1834. Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen von fünf und sechzig Arten auf funfzig colorirten Steindrucktafelln nach den Originalen des zoologischen Museums der Universität zu Berlin. C. G. Lüderitz, Berlin, not continuously paginated pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43374111

Original name as described

Eriomys chinchilla

Other common names

Highland Chinchilla

Type locality

type locality not given. Identified by H. Prell in 1934 as "Peru." In contrast, G. M. Allen in 1942 stated that Lichtenstein (1830) "implied that the specimen came from Chile, not Peru."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Chile · Bolivia? · Argentina?

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001230

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Chinchilla intermedia

G. Dennler, 1939

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

intermedia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-Ma 13037

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

95

Authority publication

Buenos Aires

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Chinchilla brevicaudata

G. R. Waterhouse, 1848

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

brevicaudata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.54935.a, RMNH.MAM.54935.b, RMNH.MAM.54936

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.54935.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.54935.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.54936

Authority page

241

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:246) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:577, 578) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Eryomis chinchilla

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

chinchilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

104

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Chinchilla chinchilla boliviana

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

boliviana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Chinchilla chinchilla

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

chinchilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4651/22191157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Chinchilla chinchilla chinchilla

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

chinchilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Eriomys chinchilla

(H. Lichtenstein, 1830)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

chinchilla

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

pl. 28 (unnumbered associated page)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43374111

Authority publication

Berlin

Chinchilla brevicaudata var. major

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

628

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435172

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Chinchilla boliviana

E. Brass, 1911

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

boliviana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

613

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14911533

Authority publication

Berlin

brevicauda

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

brevicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1550

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005:1550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

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