chinchilla rat

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of the caviomorph rodents of family Abrocomidae, native to the Andes Mountains.

    • The chinchilla rat is a nocturnal rodent about the same size as a degu.[…]Chinchilla rats and degus live together in harmony, often seeming oblivious to each other's presence.
    • Chinchilla rats look roughly like large woodrats (Neotoma, Cricetidae), reach over 400 millimeters in total length, and resemble octodontids in many ways.
    • There are also two species of chinchilla rat, agile rock climbers that ascend bushes when feeding.

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