Biology:Pacific degu
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Pacific degu | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Octodontidae |
| Genus: | Octodon |
| Species: | O. pacificus
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| Binomial name | |
| Octodon pacificus R. Hutterer, 1994
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The Pacific degu (Octodon pacificus), also known as the Mocha Island degu, is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. It is endemic to Mocha Island in Chile . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was classified in 1994 by Dr. Rainer Hutterer.[2]
Like its close relative the common degu, the Mocha Island degu is diurnal (active during the day).[3] This species is said to have relatively primitive octodontid features,[2] including long fur and a tail lacking a substantial tuft,[2] a feature common amongst other octodons.
References
- ↑ Roach, N. (2016). "Octodon pacificus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T15090A78321512. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15090A78321512.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15090/78321512. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hutterer, R. (1994), "Island rodents: A new species of Octodon from Isla Mocha, Chile (Mammalia: Octodontidae)", Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 59: 27–41
- ↑ Ocampo-Garcés, A.; Mena, W.; Hernández, F.; Cortés, N.; Palacios, A.G. (2006), "Circadian chronotypes among wild-captured west Andean octodontids", Biol. Res. 39 (2): 209–220, doi:10.4067/s0716-97602006000200003, PMID 16874396
Wikidata ☰ Q1768627 entry
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