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Degus
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Degus

Octodon

Octodon is a genus of octodontid rodents native to South America. The best-known member is the common degu, O. degus. Two of the four species of degus are nocturnal. The full list of species is:

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Common Degu

speciesOctodon degus

Moon-toothed Degu

speciesOctodon lunatus

Bridges's Degu

speciesOctodon bridgesii

Mocha Island Degu

speciesOctodon pacificus

Ricardo Ojeda's Degu

speciesOctodon ricardojeda

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 45918.