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SPECIES Octodon degus
Author: | Molina, 1782. | Citation: | Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 303. | Common Name: | Degu | Type Locality: | Chile, Santiago Prov., Santiago. | Distribution: | Chile, west slope of the Andes between Vallenar and Curico, to 1,200 m. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common. | Comments: | Reviewed by Woods and Boraker (1975). Karyotype has 2n=58 and FN=112 (Reig et al., 1972). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
alba Fitzinger, 1867 clivorum Thomas, 1927 cumingii Bennett, 1832 getulus (Poeppig, 1829) kummingii (Schinz, 1845) pallidus Wagner, 1845 peruana Waterhouse, 1848
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