Octodon
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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]
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Octodon | |
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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 | |
Octodon bridgesi |
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