Mountain degu
| Mountain degu | |
|---|---|
| Mountain degu in Humahuaca Department, Argentina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Octodontidae |
| Genus: | Octodontomys Palmer, 1903 |
| Species: | O. gliroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Octodontomys gliroides | |
| O. gliroides range | |
The mountain degu (Octodontomys gliroides), also known as the Andean degu, is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. It is the only species in the genus Octodontomys. It is found in the foothills of the Andes in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.