Chinchilla lanigera

Rodent species
Taxon taxon Q834053
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Chinchilla lanigera

Summary

Chinchilla lanigera is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (603 views/month, #1,562 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chinchilla lanigera's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Chinchilla lanigera's instance of is recorded as Lazarus taxon[4].
  • Chinchilla lanigera is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Chinchilla lanigera's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[6].
  • Chinchilla lanigera is classified within Chinchilla[7].
  • Chinchilla lanigera is endemic to Chile[8].
  • Chinchilla lanigera's scientific name is Chinchilla lanigera[9].
  • Chinchilla lanigera's Commons category is recorded as Chinchilla lanigera[10].
  • Chinchilla lanigera's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chinchilla lanigera[11].
  • Chinchilla lanigera's Commons gallery is recorded as Chinchilla lanigera[12].
  • Chinchilla lanigera's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • Chinchilla lanigera's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[14].
  • Chinchilla lanigera's taxon synonym is recorded as Mus laniger[15].
  • Chinchilla lanigera is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long-tailed chinchilla'}[16].
  • Chinchilla lanigera is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chinchilla Costina'}[17].
  • Chinchilla lanigera is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chinchilla De Cola Larga'}[18].
  • Chinchilla lanigera is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chinchilla À Longue Queue'}[19].
  • Chinchilla lanigera is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinchilla'}[20].
  • Chinchilla lanigera is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long-tailed Chinchilla'}[21].
  • Chinchilla lanigera is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Langschwanz-Chinchilla'}[22].
  • Chinchilla lanigera is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'dolgorepa činčila'}[23].
  • Chinchilla lanigera is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Шиншилла'}[24].
  • Chinchilla lanigera's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+17.2'}[25].
  • Chinchilla lanigera's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[26].
  • Chinchilla lanigera's sequenced genome URL is recorded as http://www.ensembl.org/Chinchilla_lanigera[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Chinchilla lanigera is Chinchilla lanigera[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Chinchilla[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long-tailed chinchilla'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chinchilla Costina'}[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chinchilla De Cola Larga'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chinchilla À Longue Queue'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinchilla'}[20], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Langschwanz-Chinchilla'}[22].

Distribution

Chinchilla lanigera is endemic to Chile[8].

Identifiers

Chinchilla lanigera's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43818[28]. Chinchilla lanigera's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34839[29]. Chinchilla lanigera's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 326926[30]. Chinchilla lanigera's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219944[31]. Chinchilla lanigera's ITIS TSN is recorded as 825433[32].

Why It Matters

Chinchilla lanigera ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (603 views/month, #1,562 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . Ensembl genome database project. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · YukiKoKo · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long-tailed chinchilla'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chinchilla Costina'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chinchilla De Cola Larga'} +6
    Taxon range map image Chinchilla lanigera.svg
    Image Chinchilla lanigera (Wroclaw zoo)-2.JPG
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P181]]: Long-tailed chinchilla distribution.jpg"
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