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viscacha rat	coruro
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Degus, rock rats, and viscacha rats

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricognathi
Family : Octodontidae

Facts about the family Octodontidae, the degus, rock rats, and viscacha rats

13) Genetics The chromosomal diversity within the family Octodontidae is extensive, (Full text)

(Continue Reading)Food selection in an herbivorous rodent: balancing nutrition with thermoregulationThe degu, Octodon degus (Rodentia, Octodontidae) is a diurnal herbivore inhabiting the semiarid and mediterranean environments of northern and central Chile. (Full text)

Octodontidae is mentioned in the following topics: OctodonRock rat porcupinerodent chinchilladegu (Full text)

The red vizcacha rat, Tympanoctomy barrerae (Rodentia, Octodontidae) is an endemic desert specialist distributed in the Monte Desert in west-central Argentina. (Full text)

cl"Nevertheless, genetic evidence indicates that the red viscacha rat, Tympanoctomys barrerae (Octodontidae), is tetraploid. (Full text)

Food selection in an herbivorous rodent: balancing nutrition with thermoregulation The degu, Octodon degus (Rodentia, Octodontidae) is a diurnal herbivore inhabiting the semiarid and mediterranean environments of northern and central Chile. (Full text)