Octodon degus

species of small caviomorph rodent
Taxon taxon Q281008
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Octodon degus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,346 views/month, #1,330 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Octodon degus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Octodon degus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Octodon degus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Octodon degus is classified within Octodon[6].
  • Octodon degus is endemic to Chile[7].
  • Octodon degus's scientific name is Octodon degus[8].
  • Octodon degus's Commons category is recorded as Octodon degus[9].
  • Octodon degus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Octodon degus[10].
  • Octodon degus's Commons gallery is recorded as Octodon degus[11].
  • Octodon degus's original combination is recorded as Sciurus degus[12].
  • Octodon degus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. degus'}[13].
  • Octodon degus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Degu'}[14].
  • Octodon degus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gemeiner Degu'}[15].
  • Octodon degus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'degú'}[16].
  • Octodon degus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'degu'}[17].
  • Octodon degus's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'gram', 'amount': '+14'}[18].
  • Octodon degus's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'day', 'amount': '+90'}[19].
  • Octodon degus's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'year', 'amount': '+14'}[20].
  • Octodon degus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[21].
  • Octodon degus's sequenced genome URL is recorded as http://www.ensembl.org/Octodon_degus[22].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Octodon degus is Octodon degus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Octodon[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Degu'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gemeiner Degu'}[15], {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'degú'}[16], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'degu'}[17].

Distribution

Octodon degus is endemic to Chile[7].

Identifiers

Octodon degus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 45920[23]. Octodon degus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10160[24]. Octodon degus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 326372[25]. Octodon degus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219900[26]. Octodon degus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584781[27].

Why It Matters

Octodon degus ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,346 views/month, #1,330 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [26] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Octodon degus. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Octodon degus. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . Ensembl genome database project. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Octodon degus. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/octodon-degus
MLA “Octodon degus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/octodon-degus.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_octodon-degus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Octodon degus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/octodon-degus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Octodon degus — https://4ort.xyz/entity/octodon-degus (retrieved 2026-10-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/octodon-degus · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → Q120446
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: viviparity"
  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0260197-osmak-degu
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0260197-osmak-degu, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.