Octodon Bennett 1823 (degu)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Octodontidae
Parent taxon: Octodontinae according to M. E. Fernández et al. 2000
See also Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Abalosia, Sciamys, Spalacopus, Tympanoctomys
Subtaxa: Octodon degus
Ecology: semifossorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Taguatagua 1 (Quaternary of Chile)
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