Octodon

Octodon
Octodon (degu)
Temporal range: Recent
Degu, Octodon degus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Octodontidae
Genus: Octodon
Bennett, 1823
Species

Octodon bridgesi
Octodon degus
Octodon lunatus
Octodon pacificus

Octodon is a genus of octodontid rodents, of which the best-known member is the degu O. degus. The full list of species is:


  • O. bridgesi, Bridge's 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 around Mocha Island, Chile




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