PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Chinchilla lanigera
Domain - Eukarya
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Chordata
Class - Mammalia
Order - Rodentia
Genus - Chinchilla
Species - lanigera
Environmental Issues:
-Endangered due to over hunting in the 19th Century.
-Habitat loss is also causing the population to decline.
The species has declined by 80% in the past decade.
Gene Segment: ATA-TGT-GAA-CAG-CAA-AAC-TTT
RNA Segment: UAU-ACA-CUU-GUC-GUU-UUG-AAA
Amino Acids: Tyrosine-Threonine-Leucine-Valine-Valine-Leucine-Lysine
Genome Size and Sequence Info
Fossils have been found of the family, Chinchillidae, since the early Oligocene (38 million years ago). Also molecular research has proved that Chinchilla lanigera split off from the species Chinchilla chinchilla, although they can still interbreed, causing hybrids.
