Octodon pacificus
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Familia: Octodontidae
Genus: Octodon
Species: Octodon pacificus
Name[edit]
- Octodon pacificus Hutterer, 1994: 28
Holotype: ZFMK 92.384, adult ♀, skin and skull.
Type locality: “Isla Mocha (38º22"S, 73º55"W), Arauca Province, Chile.”
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- Hutterer, R. 1994. Island rodents: a new species of Octodon from Isla Mocha, Chile (Mammalia: Octodontidae). Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 59: 27–51. BHL
Additional references[edit]
- Vianna, J.A., Noll, D., Moreno, L., Silva, C., Muñoz-Leal, S., Najle, M. & González-Acuña, D. 2017. Record of an alleged extinct rodent: molecular analyses of the endemic Octodon pacificus from Chile. Journal of Mammalogy 98(2): 456–463. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyw193
Links[edit]
- Octodon pacificus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - IUCN: Octodon pacificus (Critically Endangered)
Vernacular names[edit]
English: Pacific Degu