Octodon bridgesi Waterhouse 1844

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Octodontidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1570-1573 : 1571

Octodon bridgesi Waterhouse 1844

Octodon bridgesi Waterhouse 1844 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1844: 155.

Type Locality: Chile, Curico Prov., Rio Teno.

Vernacular Names: Bridges's Degu.

Distribution: Chilean Andes from 34 o 15’ to at least 40 o S ( Redford and Eisenberg, 1992).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Once common, but now quite rare ( Redford and Eisenberg, 1992).

Discussion: Massoia (1979:36) reported Octodon , perhaps bridgesi , from S Argentina. Karyotype has 2n=58 and FN=112 (Gallardo, 1992).