Degu

The Degus are a group of octodontid rodents in the Octodontidae family. They are placed in 2 genera:

• Genus Octodon
  • O. bridgesi, Bridges's degu, found in Argentina and Chile
  • O. degus, the common degu, historically referred to as degu, found in central Chile
  • O. lunatus, the moon-toothed degu, a nocturnal animal found in central Chile
  • O. pacificus, the Mocha Island degu or Pacific degu, a recently discovered species found exclusively on Mocha Island, Chile

• Genus Octodontomys
  • O. gliroides, the mountain degu, found in the foothills of the Andes in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.