Complex sentence: The species is less widely distributed in Chile than the common degu and inhabits rocky, forested areas and some open farmland, although it is far less well adapted for digging but does have some climbing ability.
Split into simpler sentences: The species is less widely distributed in Chile than the common degu and inhabits rocky, forested areas and some open farmland. Although it is far less well adapted for digging than the common degu is, it does have some climbing ability.