parabacteroides chinchillae parabacteroides chinchillae parabacteroides chinchillae is a gram-negative, anaerobic and rod-shaped bacterium from the genus of parabacteroides which has been isolated from the faeces of the chinchilla (chinchilla lanigera) in japan. parabacteroides chinchillae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: bacteroidia order: bacteroidales family: "tannerellaceae" genus: parabacteroides species: p. chinchillae binomial name parabacteroides chinchillaekitahara et al. 2013