Octodon degus

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Common Degu

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Octodontoidea
Family : Octodontidae
Genus : Octodon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Molina, G.I. 1782. Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili. S. Tommaso d'Aquino, Bologna, 367 pp.

Authority publication link

https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/idurl/1/9635

Original name as described

Sciurus Degus

Other common names

Degu

Type material

UACH 6189

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

"St. Jago." Clarified by W. H. Osgood in 1943 to "Santiago, Chile." Restricted further by R. Cadenillas and G. D'Elía in 2021 to "Chile, Región Metropolitana, Santiago, Quebrada de La Plata (33°29'30.1"S 70°53'55.5"W)."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Chile

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001494

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Octodon degus clivorum

O. Thomas, 1927

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

clivorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.1.7.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b6bdb757-65ec-4235-9e02-f11df47bf24e

Authority page

556

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Sciurus Degus

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

degus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UACH 6189

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

303

Authority publication

Bologna

Octodon degus molinai

Cadenillas & D'Elía, 2021

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

molinai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UACH 8234

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Myoxus degu

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

degu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

274

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207741

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207741) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Octodon degus

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

degus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534808

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:127, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:581) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15088) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15088) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001494) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15088/78321302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

getulus

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

getulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1572

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005:1572) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

kummingii

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

kummingii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1572

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005:1572) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Myoxus degus

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

degus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

vi

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130067

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:vi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Illiger (1815:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Myoxus getulinus

(Poeppig, 1829)

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

getulinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

278

Authority publication

Notizen aus dem Gebiete der Natur- und Heilkunde

Octodon Cumingii

E. T. Bennett, 1832

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

cumingii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

47

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1213950

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Octodon Cummingii

von Tschudi, 1844

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

cummingii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

251

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089026

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Octodon Kumingii

H. R. Schinz, 1845

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

kumingii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

101

Authority publication

Solothurn

Octodon pallidus

J. A. Wagner, 1845

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11261388

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Octodon cummingii

von Tschudi, 1845

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

cummingii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · subsequent_usage

Authority page

171

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007955

Authority publication

St. Gallen

Octodon Cumingii var. albus

Fitzinger, 1867

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

albus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

131

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476817

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Octodon Cumingii, Var. peruana

Trouessart, 1881

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

peruana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

172

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société d'Études Scientifiques d'Angers

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

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