Octodon degus (Molina 1782)
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Octodon degus (Molina 1782) |
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[Sciurus] degus Molina 1782 , Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 303.
Type Locality: Chile, Santiago Prov., Santiago.
Vernacular Names: Degu.
Synonyms: Octodon alba Fitzinger 1867 ; Octodon clivorum Thomas 1927 ; Octodon cumingii Bennett 1832 ; Octodon getulus (Poeppig 1829) ; Octodon kummingii (Schinz 1845) ; Octodon pallidus Wagner 1845 ; Octodon peruana Waterhouse 1848 .
Distribution: Chile, west slope of the Andes between Vallenar and Curico, to 1,200 m.
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common.
Discussion: Reviewed by Woods and Boraker (1975). Karyotype has 2n=58 and FN=112 ( Reig et al., 1972).
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