The '''Degus''' are a group of octodontid rodents in the Octodontidae family, but historically referred to the common degu (''O. degus'').
Degus are placed in two genera:
* Genus '''''Octodon''''' ** ''O. bridgesi'', Bridges's degu, found in Argentina and Chile ** ''O. degus'', the common degu, historically referred to as just "degu", found in central Chile ** ''O. lunatus'', the moon-toothed degu, a nocturnal animal found in central Chile ** ''O. pacificus'', the Mocha Island degu or Pacific degu, a recently discovered species found exclusively on Mocha Island, Chile *Genus '''''Octodontomys''''' ** ''O. gliroides'', the mountain degu, found in the foothills of the Andes in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.
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