Octodontidae - List of Species

List of Species

Genus Aconaemys Ameghino, 1891 (Andean rock rats).

  • Species Aconaemys fuscus (Waterhouse, 1842) (Chilean rock rat). Andes of Chile and Argentina.
  • Species Aconaemys porteri Thomas, 1917. (Porter's rock rat) Andes of Chile and Argentina.
  • Species Aconaemys sagei (Pearson, 1984) (Sage's rock rat). Andes of Chile and Argentina.

Genus Octodon Bennett, 1832 (Degus).

  • Species Octodon bridgesi Waterhouse, 1844 (Bridges' degu). Andes of Chile and Argentina.
  • Species Octodon degus (Molina, 1782) (Degu). Western Chile.
  • Species Octodon lunatus Osgood, 1943 (Moon-toothed degu). Western Chile.
  • Species Octodon pacificus Hutterer, 1994 (Isla Mocha degu). Isla Mocha, off western Chile.

Genus Octodontomys Palmer, 1903.

  • Species Octodontomys gliroides Gervais & D'Orbigny, 1844. (Mountain degu) Andes of northwestern Argentina, extreme northeastern Chile and western Bolivia.

Genus Octomys Thomas, 1920.

  • Species Octomys mimax Thomas, 1920 (Mountain viscacha rat). Andes of Argentina.

Genus Pipanacoctomys Mares et al., 2000.

  • Species P. aureus Mares et al., 2000 (Golden viscacha rat). Catamarca Prov., Argentina.

Genus Salinoctomys Mares et al., 2000.

  • Species Salinoctomys loschalchalerosorum Mares et al., 2000 (Chalchalero viscacha rat). La Rioja Prov., Argentina.

Genus Spalacopus Wagler, 1832.

  • Species Spalacopus cyanus (Molina, 1782) (Coruro). Western Chile.

Genus Tympanoctomys Yepes, 1942.

  • Species Tympanoctomys barrerae (Lawrence, 1941) (Plains Viscacha Rat or Red viscacha rat). Scattered localities in western Argentina.

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