Coruro
| Coruro | |
|---|---|
| Coruro emerging from a burrow in Valparaíso Region, Chile | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Octodontidae |
| Genus: | Spalacopus Wagler, 1832 |
| Species: | S. cyanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Spalacopus cyanus (Molina, 1782) | |
The coruro (Spalacopus cyanus) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. It is the only species in the genus Spalacopus. The species is endemic to central Chile, where it has been found in a wide variety of habitats, from coastal to montane. It is fossorial and lives in colonies.