bori

Japanese: bori
bori

...But the tail does not regenerate. The mountain degu ( Octodontomys gliroides ), which lives in the mountains and grasslands of Chile, has a body and tail length of about 18 cm, soft and dense fur, and resembles a chinchilla. The coruro ( Spalacopus cyanus ), which lives in the mountains of Chile up to 3000 m above sea level, has a short tail of 4-5 cm, a body length of 14-16 cm, small ears, long claws on its front feet, and lives in long holes that it digs itself.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "bori" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし尾は再生はしない。チリの山地,草原にすむボリ(フサオデグー)Octodontomys gliroides(英名mountain degu∥bori)は,体長,尾長とも18cm前後,毛が柔らかく密でチンチラに似る。チリの標高3000mまでの山地にすむコルロSpalacopus cyanus(英名coruro)は尾が短く4~5cm,体長14~16cm,耳介が小さく,前足のつめが長く,みずから長い穴を掘って生活する。…

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