Moon-toothed degu | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Octodontidae |
Genus: | Octodon |
Species: | O. lunatus
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Binomial name | |
Octodon lunatus
Osgood, 1943
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The moon-toothed degu (Octodon lunatus) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. [2] It is endemic to Chile, occurring in mountainous areas along the Pacific coast in the central part of the country. [1] [3]
Unlike its close relative the common degu, the moon-toothed degu is nocturnal (active at night). [4] The ventral fur of this species has been found to be much less reflective of UV light than other octodontids, [5] most likely as a result of its nocturnal habits.
The moon-toothed degu has deep molar indentations but lacks a fold on the inside of the last molar. [6]
The species is less widely distributed in Chile than the common degu and inhabits dense scrubland near the coast. [3] Habitat ranges from sea level to 1,200 m in the Andes. [5]
Moon-toothed degu | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Octodontidae |
Genus: | Octodon |
Species: | O. lunatus
|
Binomial name | |
Octodon lunatus
Osgood, 1943
|
The moon-toothed degu (Octodon lunatus) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. [2] It is endemic to Chile, occurring in mountainous areas along the Pacific coast in the central part of the country. [1] [3]
Unlike its close relative the common degu, the moon-toothed degu is nocturnal (active at night). [4] The ventral fur of this species has been found to be much less reflective of UV light than other octodontids, [5] most likely as a result of its nocturnal habits.
The moon-toothed degu has deep molar indentations but lacks a fold on the inside of the last molar. [6]
The species is less widely distributed in Chile than the common degu and inhabits dense scrubland near the coast. [3] Habitat ranges from sea level to 1,200 m in the Andes. [5]