Octodontidae
Also known as: Buskrotter, DEGUS, Degus y parientes, Octodons, Octodontidés, Octodonts, Octodonts and Degus, Octodóntidos
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Octodontidae |
| Published in | Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. vol.1839 p.172 |
| Genera | 26 |
| Species records held | 56 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 103 |
| GBIF key | 9448 |
Genera in Octodontidae
- Acaremys — 7 species: Acaremys major, Acaremys messor, Acaremys minutissimus, Acaremys murinus, Acaremys preminutus, Acaremys scagliai, Acaremys tricarinatus
- Octodon — 5 species: Octodon bridgesi, Octodon degus, Octodon lunatus, Octodon pacificus, Octodon ricardojeda
- Sciamys — 5 species: Sciamys petisensis, Sciamys principalis, Sciamys robustus, Sciamys tenuissimus, Sciamys varians
- Aconaemys — 4 species: Aconaemys fuscus, Aconaemys porter, Aconaemys porteri, Aconaemys sagei
- Pithanotomys — 4 species: Pithanotomys chapalmalensis, Pithanotomys columnaris, Pithanotomys cordubensis, Pithanotomys macer
- Tympanoctomys — 4 species: Tympanoctomys aureus, Tympanoctomys barrerae, Tympanoctomys kirchnerorum, Tympanoctomys loschalchalerosorum
- Metacaremys — 3 species: Metacaremys calfucalel, Metacaremys dimi, Metacaremys primitiva
- Chasicomys — 2 species: Chasicomys cangapoli, Chasicomys octodontiforme
- Eoctodon — 2 species: Eoctodon crassiusculus, Eoctodon securiclatus
- Migraveramus — 2 species: Migraveramus beatus, Migraveramus lavocati
- Paradoxomys — 2 species: Paradoxomys cancrivorus, Paradoxomys patagonicus
- Phtoramys — 2 species: Phtoramys hidalguense, Phtoramys homogenidens
- Xenodontomys — 2 species: Xenodontomys ellipticus, Xenodontomys elongatus
- Abalosia — 1 species: Abalosia castellanosi
- Actenomys — 1 species: Actenomys priscus
- Caviocricetus — 1 species: Caviocricetus lucasi
- Massoiamys — 1 species: Massoiamys obliquus
- Octodontomys — 1 species: Octodontomys gliroides
- Octomys — 1 species: Octomys mimax
- Palaeoctodon — 1 species: Palaeoctodon simplicidens
- Pipanacoctomys — 1 species: Pipanacoctomys aureus
- Platypittamys — 1 species: Platypittamys brachyodon
- Praectenomys — 1 species: Praectenomys rhombidens
- Salinoctomys — 1 species: Salinoctomys loschalchalerosorum
- Spalacopus — 1 species:
- Plataeomys
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.