Mountain Degu

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 family Octodontidae. It is monotypic within the genus Octodontomys. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.

References

  1. ^ Tirira, D., Boada, C., Weksler, M., Anderson, R. P. & Gómez-Laverde, M. (2008). Octodontomys gliroides. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 January 2009.