Resembling a long-tailed rabbit, which South American rodent is bred in captivity for its soft grey fur?
Chinchilla rabbit Chinchilla rabbit Chinchilla rabbits are a group of three rabbit breeds that have been bred for a coat that resembles that of chinchillas. Despite their name, they are not related to and cannot interbreed with chinchillas, which are a species of rodent. Rabbits are lagomorphs. A mutation diluted the yellow pigment in the hairs to almost white, changing in this way the color of the fur of the wild rabbit (agouti) into chinchilla. There are three breeds of Chinchilla rabbit recognized by the ARBA ,"American Rabbit Breeders Association". Standard Chinchilla is the original chinchilla version with the larger versions being
Hairy-tailed bolo mouse Hairy-tailed bolo mouse The hairy-tailed bolo mouse or hairy-tailed akodont ("Necromys lasiurus") is a South American rodent species of the family Cricetidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. The hairy-tailed bolo mouse grows to a head-and-body length of between , with a tail length of . The ears are small and rounded and have a sparse covering of hair. The body fur is variable in colour but usually the back is olive grey to dark brown, the flanks are paler and washed with ochre, and the underparts are white or pale grey. The demarcation line between upper