---
title: "Bennett's Chinchilla Rat"
description: "Abrocoma bennettii — Mammiferi. Bennett's chinchilla rat (Abrocoma bennettii) is a species of chinchilla rat in the family Abrocomidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/bennett-s-chinchilla-rat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bennett's Chinchilla Rat

> Abrocoma bennettii — Mammiferi. Bennett's chinchilla rat (Abrocoma bennettii) is a species of chinchilla rat in the family Abrocomidae.

- Scientific name: *Abrocoma bennettii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 57
- Wikidata: [Q1766548](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1766548)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43703](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43703)

## Names

- en: Bennett's Chinchilla Rat
- de: Chile-Chinchillaratte
- es: Ratón Chinchilla de Bennett
- nl: Chileense chinchillarat
- pl: Szynszyloszczur stokowy

## Countries with the most observations

CL (34)

## Summary

Bennett's chinchilla rat (Abrocoma bennettii) is a species of chinchilla rat in the family Abrocomidae. It is found only in Chile where its habitat is Mediterranean-type scrub on the western side of the Andes. The IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennett%27s_chinchilla_rat

## Photo

![Bennett's Chinchilla Rat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bennett-s-chinchilla-rat/medium.jpg)

Photo: The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abrocoma_bennettii.png

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bennett-s-chinchilla-rat?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).