Mountain degu

Mountain degu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Octodontidae
Genus: Octodontomys
Palmer, 1903
Species:
O. gliroides
Binomial name
Octodontomys gliroides
(Gervais & d'Orbigny, 1844)

The mountain degu (Octodontomys gliroides) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. It is the only species in the genus Octodontomys.[2] It is found in the foothills of the Andes in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.

  1. ^ Weksler, M. (2016). "Octodontomys gliroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15091A22240265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15091A22240265.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Octodontomys". 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.