OCTODONTIDAE, Waterhouse, 1840
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6615351 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6612390 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E53F663E-FFE5-FFD9-FCEF-FD90F9C4FA04 |
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Carolina |
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OCTODONTIDAE |
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Family OCTODONTIDAE View in CoL
(VISCACHA RATS, DEGUS, ROCK RATS CORURO)
• Smallto medium-sized caviomorph rodents, with large heads, pointed noses with long vibrissae, dense and soft pelage, and short feet.
• 15-40 cm. View Figure
• Neotropical Region. View Figure
• (Coastal areas in central Chile, pre-Andean and Andean regions, desert and semi-desert scrublands, rainforests, and Mediterranean habitats.
• 8 genera, 14 species, 16 taxa.
• 3 species Critically Endangered, 1 Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.
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