Chinchilla lanigera

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Chilean 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

Molina, G.I. 1782. Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili. S. Tommaso d'Aquino, Bologna, 367 pp.

Authority publication link

https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/idurl/1/9635

Original name as described

Mus Laniger

Other common names

Coastal Chinchilla · Common Chinchilla · Long-tailed Chinchilla

Type locality

"Coquimbo, Chile."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Chile

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001231

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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.

Cricetus laniger

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

laniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

404

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523821

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Lesson (1827:263, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207731) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Eriomys pellionum

(Van der Hoeven, 1830)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

pellionum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

613

Authority page URI

https://books.google.com/books?id=PSQOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA613

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Chinchilla laniger

Lahille, 1899

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

laniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

191

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147057

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

  1. Lahille (1899:191, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Chinchilla lanigera

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

lanigera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

578

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:578) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Mus Laniger

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

lanigera

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

301

Authority publication

Bologna

Name usages

Goldfuss (1809:148, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497982) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

Cricetus chincilla

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

chincilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

vii, 55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130140

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:vii, 55, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Hypudaeus ?laniger

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

laniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Chinchilla lanigera

E. T. Bennett, 1829

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

lanigera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

1

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4652) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4652) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4652/117975205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Chinchilla velligera

Prell, 1934

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

velligera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

100

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:246) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

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