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Octodon

Synonyms: Dendrobius; Dendroleius; Dendrolejus

Wikipedia Abstract

Octodon is a genus of octodontid rodents native to South America. The best-known member is the common degu, O. degus. Two of the four species of degus are nocturnal. The full list of species is: \n* O. bridgesi, Bridges' degu, found in Argentina and Chile \n* O. degus, the common degu or degu, found in central Chile \n* O. lunatus, the moon-toothed degu, a nocturnal animal found in central Chile \n* O. pacificus, the Mocha Island degu or Pacific degu, a recently discovered species found exclusively on Mocha Island, Chile
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Species

Octodon bridgesi (Bridges's degu) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Octodon degus (Degus) (Attributes)
Octodon lunatus (moon-toothed degu) (Attributes)
Octodon pacificus (Pacific degu) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0