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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Octodontidae |
| Genus: | Spalacopus Wagler, 1832 |
| Species: | S. cyanus
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| Spalacopus cyanus (Molina, 1782)
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The coruro (Spalacopus cyanus) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae.[2] It is the only species in the genus Spalacopus.[2] The species is endemic to central Chile, where it has been found in a wide variety of habitats, from coastal to montane.[1] It is fossorial and lives in colonies.[1]
- ^ a b c Roach, N. (2016). "Spalacopus cyanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20427A78323110. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T20427A78323110.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1573. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.