Bridges's degu

Bridges's degu

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)(includes ricardojedai)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Octodontidae
Genus: Octodon
Species:
O. bridgesii
Binomial name
Octodon bridgesii

Bridges's degu (Octodon bridgesii) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae.[2] It is found in southern Chile.[3] The species was named after Thomas Bridges.[4]

  1. ^ Roach, N. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Octodon bridgesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15087A115124772. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T15087A78321197.en.
  2. ^ 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. pp. 1571–1572. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ Saavedra, B.; Simonetti, J. (2003), "Holocene distribution of Octodontid rodents in central Chile", Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 76 (3): 383–389, doi:10.4067/s0716-078x2003000300004
  4. ^ Palma, R.E. (2007), "Estado actual de la mastozoologia en Chile", Mastozoologia Neotropical, 14: 5–9