Octodon degus

Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Mammalia • Subclassis: Theria • Infraclassis: Eutheria • Ordo: Rodentia • Familia: Octodontidae • Genus: Octodon • Species: Octodon degus (Molina, 1782)

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'degu']

English: Degu
مصرى: ديجو
asturianu: degú
Kotava: Muyskunol
български: Дегу
català: Degú
čeština: Osmák degu
Cymraeg: Degw
dansk: Degu
Deutsch: Gemeiner Degu, Gewöhnlicher Degu
eesti: Deegu
suomi: Degu
עברית: דגו
magyar: Degu
íslenska: Degú
日本語: デグー
한국어: 데구
кыргызча: Келестыйын
lietuvių: Degu
latviešu: Degu
norsk bokmål: degus
Nederlands: Degoe
norsk: Degus
Diné bizaad: Łéʼétsoh yił aheełtʼéhé íiyisígíí
polski: Koszatniczka pospolita
română: Veveriță degu
русский: Дегу
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Degu
Simple English: Common degu
slovenčina: Degu čilský
српски / srpski: Дегу
svenska: Degu
українська: Дегу звичайний
中文: 智利八齒鼠

Mammal Species of the World (v3, 2005) link: Octodon degus Molina, 1782

ITIS link: Octodon degus (Molina, 1782)

IUCN: Octodon degus (Molina, 1782) (old web site) (Least Concern)

The Degu (Octodon degus) is a small, caviomorph rodent that is native to Chile. It is sometimes referred to as the Trumpet-tailed Rat (although not related to the rat family) and is also called the Common Degu, to distinguish it from the other members of the genus Octodon. Many people think that they are cute, though they are illegal in some places.