| Moon-toothed degu | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Octodontidae |
| Genus: | Octodon |
| Species: | O. lunatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Octodon lunatus Osgood, 1943
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The moon-toothed degu (Octodon lunatus) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae.[2] It is endemic to Chile, occurring in mountainous areas along the Pacific coast in the central part of the country.[1][3]
- ^ a b Roach, N. (2016). "Octodon lunatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15089A78321388. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15089A78321388.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ 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. 1572. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ 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