Octodon
| Octodon (degu) Temporal range: Recent | |
|---|---|
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| Degu, Octodon degus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Octodontidae |
| Genus: | Octodon Bennett, 1823 |
| Species | |
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Octodon bridgesi | |
Octodon is a genus of octodontid rodents native to South America.[1] The best-known member is the common degu, O. degus. Two of the four species of degus are nocturnal.[2][3] The full list of species is:
- O. bridgesi, Bridges' degu, found in Argentina and Chile
- O. degus, the common degu or degu, found in central Chile
- O. lunatus, the moon-toothed degu, a nocturnal animal found in central Chile
- O. pacificus, the Mocha Island degu or Pacific degu, a recently discovered species found exclusively on Mocha Island, Chile
References
- ↑ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Aconaemys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1571-1572. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Wise Geek
- ↑ University of Michigan
External links
"Octodon". Encyclopædia Britannica. 19 (11th ed.). 1911.
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