The Year of the Dragon says "dragon", do you know the rumors behind these "dragons"? Today we bring you another interesting "dragon" knowledge - is Totoro a big mouse?

The scientific name of chinchilla is chinchilla, which belongs to the suborder Porcupine of the order Rodentia. The general name for animals of the genus Chinchilla of the family Chinchilla. The chinchilla is small and fat, with fine, evenly distributed fur all over its body. It has black eyes, large, thin, blunt ear shells, and its back and sides are grey-blue. The sides and abdomen gradually turn white; the forelimbs have five toes and the hind limbs have four toes, with flat and weak claws; adult female rats are larger than male rats.

Although the scientific name of chinchilla is chinchilla, it is not a mouse. Biologically speaking, chinchillas belong to the chinchilla family, and generally the "mouse" we talk about refers to Rattus norvegicus or Mus musculus, both of which are members of the family Muridae.

Although mice and chinchillas both belong to the order Rodentia, they cannot be generalized. Although chinchillas are very common in the pet market, they are hunted in large numbers because of their valuable fur, and they are now endangered in the wild.