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 Rodent -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Family (A family of Hystricomorpha) Caviidae: cavies, including (Stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research) guinea pigs
Family (Small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents) Chinchillidae: chinchillas and viscachas
The above ((biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification) taxonomy uses the shape of the (The lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth) lower jaw (sciurognath or hystricognath) as the primary character.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/rodent.htm   (936 words)

  
 MavicaNET - Viscachas and Chinchillas (Chinchillidae)
Catalogue / Nature / Vie / Animaux / Mammals (Mammalia) / Simplicidentés (Rodentia) / Viscachas and Chinchillas (Chinchillidae)
Catalogue / Nature / Vie / Animaux / Mammals (Mammalia) / Simplicidentés (Rodentia) / Gnawing mammals (Rodentia): taxonomy / Viscachas and Chinchillas (Chinchillidae)
They are basically cursorial but often jump bipedally and sit erect while eating, sunbathing, or grooming.
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 Chinchillidae Skulls
The family Chinchillidae consists of only six species of viscachas and chinchillas.
Many have enlarged auditory bullae which allows for increased hearing thus, increasing their ability to evade predators.
Members of Chinchillidae are mostly herbivorous and remain active throughout the year.
www.skullsunlimited.com /chinchillidae.htm   (119 words)

  
 WorldBook General Reference Encyclopedia > Life Science > Animals > Mammals > Rodents > Viscacha >   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
viscacha - any member of two genera of South American rodents belonging to the family Chinchillidae (order Rodentia), found in rocky, mountainous country (mountain viscacha) or on the Argentine pampas (plains viscacha).
Viscachas belong to the order Rodentia, family Chinchillidae.
The plains viscacha, Lagostomus maximus, lives in underground colonies on the Argentinian pampas, emerging at night to feed.
www.surfablebooks.com /worldbookgeneral/Life%20Science/Animals/Mammals/Rodents/Viscacha/1.htm   (276 words)

  
 Message Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
I don't know why I thought they were from Australia.
My good friend Jeeves just informed me that chinchillas (which belong to the Chinchillidae family in the order Rodentia) do, indeed, live in South America.
Make sure you read our message forum policy before posting.
www.rinkworks.com /rinkforum/messages/25840.shtml   (116 words)

  
 ADW: Chinchillida...: Classification   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
We could not find any information about the taxon Chinchillida...
You might also need to check your spelling or your sources.
If you are looking for a species, you can also search for the generic name (for example, the Myotis part of Myotis lucifugus) and look at the list of recognized species within that genus.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Chinchillida...   (161 words)

  
 family Chinchillidae - Definition of family Chinchillidae by Webster's Online Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
family Chinchillidae - Definition of family Chinchillidae by Webster's Online Dictionary
family Chinchillidae - small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents
Abrocoma, Chinchillidae, genus Abrocoma, genus Chinchilla, genus Lagidium, genus Lagostomus, Hystricomorpha, Lagidium, Lagostomus, mammal family, suborder Hystricomorpha
www.webster-dictionary.org /definition/family%20Chinchillidae   (47 words)

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