Mountain degu Octodontomys gliroides Least concern
Where the mountain degu lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 17 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map
| Scientific name | Octodontomys gliroides |
|---|---|
| Group | Mice, rats & other rodents |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | South America |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Octodontidae |
Where does the mountain degu live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mountain degu in 1 country or territory across South America.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the mountain degu endangered?
The mountain degu’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the mountain degu?
The mountain degu (Octodontomys gliroides) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Octodontidae, genus Octodontomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the mountain degu
The mountain degu (Octodontomys gliroides), also known as the Andean degu, is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. It is the only species in the genus Octodontomys. It is a medium-sized rodent with long, silky grey-brown fur, large grey ears, and white-furred chin and underparts. It is found in the foothills of the Andes in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile, and closely resembles the mountain viscacha rat and viscacha rats in the genus Tympanoctomys, all of which are found in Argentina. It is an herbivore, and eats grasses, leaves, bark, and cacti. The mountain degu gets most of its water from eating the tissues of prickly pear cactuses and cactuses in the genus Cereus.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mountain degu (revision 1370365290), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q615863 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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