| Ashy Chinchilla Rat | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Abrocomidae |
| Genus: | Abrocoma |
| Species: | A. cinerea |
| Binomial name | |
| Abrocoma cinerea Thomas, 1919 |
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The Ashy Chinchilla Rat (Abrocoma cinerea) is a species of chinchilla rat in the family Abrocomidae. They are found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.
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The total length is 21–43 cm, the body being 15-25, and the tail being 6-8. They have soft, thick silver fur on the top of their bodies, and white or yellow fur on their stomach. They have four toes on their front feet, and five toes on their back feet.
They are herbivores, so they eat seeds fruit and nuts. They make squeaking and grunting noises when they are scared or fighting.[2]
They are hunted for their fur, which is sold in markets, sometimes to tourists.
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