Chinchilla lanigera (Molina, 1782) . Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile, p. 301.

TYPE LOCALITY: Chile, Coquimbo Prov., Coquimbo .

DISTRIBUTION: N Chile, in foothills of the Andes and coastal mountains south to Coquimbo.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix I (South American populations only); IUCN - Indeterminate; Almost extinct in the wild.

SYNONYMS: chinchilla (Fischer, 1814), velligera.