Octodon
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Octodon
Bennett, 1823
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Octodon bridgesi |
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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
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- ↑ Wise Geek
- ↑ University of Michigan
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