| Octodon | |
|---|---|
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| Common degu, Octodon degus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Octodontidae |
| Genus: | Octodon Bennett, 1823 |
| Type species | |
| Octodon cumingi | |
| Species | |
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Octodon bridgesi | |
Octodon is a genus of octodontid rodents native to South America, in particular in the Chilean Andes.[1] The best-known member is the common degu, O. degus, which is kept as a pet in various countries. Two of the four species of degus are nocturnal.[2][3]
- ^ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Aconaemys". 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. 1571-1572. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Wise Geek
- ^ University of Michigan Archived 2012-07-20 at the Wayback Machine