Octodon bridgesi Waterhouse 1844 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1844: 155 Order Rodentia - Family Octodontidae Wilson, Don E. Reeder, DeeAnn 48JVP Waterhouse 1844 Waterhouse 1844 Mammalia Octodontidae Octodon Animalia Rodentia 1571 Chordata species bridgesi     Octodon bridgesiWaterhouse 1844, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1844: 155.   Type Locality:  Chile, Curico Prov., Rio Teno.   Vernacular Names: Bridges's Degu.   Distribution:Chilean Andes from 34 o15’ to at least 40 oS ( Redford and Eisenberg, 1992).   Conservation: IUCN– Lower Risk (lc). Once common, but now quite rare ( Redford and Eisenberg, 1992).   Discussion:Massoia (1979:36) reported  Octodon, perhaps  bridgesi, from S Argentina. Karyotype has 2n=58 and FN=112 (Gallardo, 1992). 4867356302 Chile 1571