Chinchilla lanigera
Rodent species
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Summary
Chinchilla lanigera is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,198 views/month, #1,562 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: Lazarus taxon[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4]
- IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[5]
- Parent taxon: Chinchilla[6]
- Endemic to: Chile[7]
- Taxon name: Chinchilla lanigera[8]
- Commons category: Chinchilla lanigera[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chinchilla lanigera[10]
- Commons gallery: Chinchilla lanigera[11]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[13]
- Taxon synonym: Mus laniger[14]
- Taxon common name: Long-tailed chinchilla[15], Chinchilla Costina[16], Chinchilla De Cola Larga[17], Chinchilla À Longue Queue[18], Chinchilla[19], Langschwanz-Chinchilla[20], dolgorepa činčila[21], Шиншилла[22], wolmuis[23]
- Longest observed lifespan: 17.2 years[24]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[25]
- Sequenced genome URL: http://www.ensembl.org/Chinchilla_lanigera[26]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[27]
- Diel cycle: nocturnal[28]
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Identifiers
Chinchilla lanigera's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43818[29]. Chinchilla lanigera's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34839[30]. Chinchilla lanigera's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 326926[31]. Chinchilla lanigera's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219944[32]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 825433[33] and 584704[34].
Why It Matters
Chinchilla lanigera has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]