Mountain Degu

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Mountain Degu
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Octodontidae
Genus: Octodontomys
Species: O. gliroides
Binomial name
Octodontomys gliroides
(Gervais & d'Orbigny, 1844)

The Mountain Degu (Octodontomys gliroides) is a species of rodent in the Octodontidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Octodontomys. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.

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