Bridges's degu
Bridges's degu | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Octodontidae |
Genus: | Octodon |
Species: | O. bridgesi |
Binomial name | |
Octodon bridgesi Waterhouse, 1845 | |
Bridges's degu (Octodon bridgesi) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae.[2] It is found in Argentina and Chile, most typically in southern Chile.[3] The species was named after Thomas Bridges.[4]
Biology and physiology
Unlike its close relative, the common degu, Bridges' degu is nocturnal.[5]
Bridges's degu has deep molar indentations and has a deep fold on the inside of the last molar.[6]
Habitat
The species is less widely distributed in Chile than the common degu and inhabits rocky, forested areas[6] and some open farmland,[3] although it is far less well adapted for digging[5] but does have some climbing ability.[7] Deforestation may be contributing to the decline of this species.[5]
In Argentina it also inhabits southern beeches forests.[8]
References
- ↑ Roach, N. (2016). "Octodon bridgesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016 (errata version published in 2017): e.T15087A115124772. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T15087A78321197.en. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1571–1572. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- 1 2 Saavedra, B.; Simonetti, J. (2003), "Holocene distribution of Octodontid rodents in central Chile", Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 76: 383–389., doi:10.4067/s0716-078x2003000300004
- ↑ Palma, R.E. (2007), "Estado actual de la mastozoologia en Chile", Mastozoologia Neotropical, 14: 5–9.
- 1 2 3 Ocampo-Garcés, A.; Mena, W.; Hernández, F.; Cortés, N.; Palacios, A.G. (2006), "Circadian chronotypes among wild-captured west Andean octodontids", Biol. Res., 39: 209–220., doi:10.4067/s0716-97602006000200003
- 1 2 Woods, C.; Boraker, D. (1975), "Octodon degus", Mammalian Species, 67, doi:10.2307/3503820
- ↑ Gallardo-Santis, A.; Simonetti, J.A.; Vásquez, R.A. (2005), "Influences of tree diameter on climbing ability of small mammals", Journal of Mammalogy: 969–973, doi:10.1644/1545-1542(2005)86[969:iotdoc]2.0.co;2
- ↑ Verzi, D.H.; A. Alcover (1990). "Octodon bridgesi Waterhouse, 1844 (Rodentia : Octodontidae) in the Argentinian living mammalian fauna". Mammalia. 54: 61–67. doi:10.1515/mamm.1990.54.1.61.
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