Chinchilla mouse

Chinchilla mice are rodents with the scientific name Abrrocoma cinerea. This species is found only in the Altiplano region of the Andes - South America. They live at altitudes of 3,700 and 5,000 meters.

The name " Chinchilla rat " reflects two things: This animal has the shape of a mouse, has the same fur as the fur of Chinchilla squirrel. Because of that fur, they become the victims of the hunters and deceivers of customers: the buyers easily get the hair of Chinchilla mice with the hair of Chinchilla squirrels. While the Chinchilla squirrel's fur has a very high value, the Chinchilla rat's fur is not valuable.

Chinchilla rats have a body of 15-22cm long, tail 6-12cm long, weighing from 200-300g. Big ears, large eyes, long, slender and short limbs; molars continued to extend for a lifetime. Each front foot has 4 toes, each foot has 5 fingers; bare feet; Small and weak claws. Their fur is both thick and soft, silvery gray on their backs, and white or yellow under the belly.

The three middle toes of the hind legs have stiff hair protruding, forming a comb. Chinchilla mice are very smart: They know how to use this comb to brush parasitic animals and brush the fur away from the soil.

Chinchilla rats are plant-eaters and nocturnal, though they are mostly terrestrial and cave-dwelling, but they can also climb, especially when looking for food. Their food includes seeds, berries and berries.

Scientists have not yet discovered much about the reproductive process of this species, only know the gestation period of Chinchilla mice from 115-118 days, each mother's mouse breeds 1-2 babies.

These rodents live very well together, they often live in small groups of about 6 members, communicating with each other by creating a lot of sounds . Chinchilla rats are ready to share each other's share, and even share their cave with other gentle rodents like con degu.

Their caves are often at the foot of rocks or trees, they also live in crevices, where they lay babies and raise their children.

Currently, Chinchilla rats are getting rarer because of the hunting for fake feathers that make Chinchilla squirrel hair. In a human-nourished environment, the average life span of Chinchilla mice is about 2 years.