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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Octodontidae
--> GENUS Octodontomys
SPECIES Octodontomys gliroides
| Author: | Gervais and d’Orbigny, 1844. | | Citation: | Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris: 22. | | Common Name: | Mountain Degu | | Type Locality: | Bolivia, La Paz Dept., near La Paz. | | Distribution: | Andes of N Chile, SW Bolivia, and NW Argentina; occurs between 2,000 and 5,000 m in xeric habitats. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common. | | Comments: | Karyotype has 2n=38 and FN=64 (Gallardo, 1992; George and Weir, 1972a). |
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