| Budin's Chinchilla Rat | |
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| Information | |
| Range | Argentina |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Abrocomidae |
| Genus | Abrocoma |
| Species | Abrocoma budini |
| Conservation Status | |
 Data Deficient | |
The Budin's chinchilla rat (Abrocoma budini), is a species of chinchilla rat in the family Abrocomidae. Found only in Argentina, the categorization of this species was based on analysis a single specimen. In 2002, Braun and Mares from the University of Oklahoma examined this specimen and confirmed it to be a separate species. The species is named after Emilio Budin, an Argentine specimen collector who worked with Oldfield Thomas.