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mammals
rodents
hystricognath rodents
degus, rock rats, and viscacha rats
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Octodon
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
Animalia: pictures (7319)
Animalia: specimens (3017)
Animalia: sounds (165)
Animalia: maps (42)
Class
Mammalia
mammals
Mammalia: information (1)
Mammalia: pictures (1065)
Mammalia: specimens (2905)
Mammalia: sounds (5)
Order
Rodentia
rodents
Rodentia: information (1)
Rodentia: pictures (343)
Rodentia: specimens (187)
Suborder
Hystricomorpha
hystricognath rodents
Hystricomorpha: information (2)
Hystricomorpha: pictures (18)
Hystricomorpha: specimens (47)
Family
Octodontidae
degus, rock rats, and viscacha rats
Octodontidae: specimens (1)
Genus
Octodon
degus
Octodon: specimens (1)
Species
Octodon bridgesi
Bridges's degu
Species
Octodon degus
degu
Octodon degus: specimens (1)
Species
Octodon lunatus
moon-toothed degu
Species
Octodon pacificus
Pacific degu