Abrocomidae, the chinchilla rats or chinchillones, is a family of South American rodents native to the Andes Mountains, comprising two extant genera, Abrocoma and the more range-restricted Cuscomys, plus an extinct genus, Protabrocoma. Despite soft, silvery-grey fur resembling that of chinchillas, their body structure is more like that of a short-tailed rat, and they are social, tunnel-dwelling and likely herbivorous.
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Chinchilla rats or chinchillones are rodents of the family Abrocomidae.
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