山絨鼠和松鼠十分相似,體形小而肥胖,頭部似兔,尾巴似松鼠。山絨鼠是生活在山地的一種鼠類哺乳動物。它們和龍貓(金吉拉鼠,Chinchilla sp.)都是金吉拉鼠科(Chinchillidae)的,關係還比較近,這個科很小。山絨鼠有一雙大而亮的眼睛,鼻側長有許多長短不一的鬍鬚,觸覺靈敏。
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