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Octodon
Octodon
is
a genus
of
octodontid
rodents
native
to
South America
. The best-known member is the
common degu
,
O.
degus
. Two of the
four species
of degus are
nocturnal
. The
full
list of species
is:
O. bridgesi
,
Bridges's degu
, found in
Argentina
and
Chile
O. degus
, the common
degu
or 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