Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents Family Chinchillidae Bennett, 1833 - viscachas and chinchillas Genus Chinchilla Bennett, 1829 - chinchillas 1 Chinchilla brevicaudata Waterhouse, 1848 see Chinchilla brevicauda Waterhouse, 1848 2 Chinchilla lanigera Bennett, 1829 - long-tailed chinchilla