Octodon
Octodon is a genus of octodontid rodents native to South America, in particular in the Chilean Andes. 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.
| Octodon Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Common degu, Octodon degus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 | |
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