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Degus, Rock Rats, And Viscacha Rats
Octodontidae
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Scientific Names
Preferred Names
Octodontidae
Family recognized by
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Octodontidae
Family recognized by
wikipedia 中文维基百科
,
wikipedia 日本語
,
wikipedia русскую Википедию
,
wikipedia NL
,
wikipedia POL
,
wikipedia VI
,
wikipedia CZ
,
wikipedia FI
,
wikipedia NO
,
wikipedia RO
,
wikipedia UK
,
wikipedia CA
,
wikipedia SV
,
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
,
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
,
wikipedia EU
,
wikipedia CY
,
wikipedia AST
,
wikipedia LT
,
wikipedia ET
,
wikipedia BR
,
wikipedia DA
,
wikipedia SK
,
wikipedia LV
,
wikipedia IS
,
NCBI
,
wikipedia emerging languages
,
GBIF classification
,
NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage
,
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
,
wikipedia DE
,
wikipedia ES
,
wikipedia IT
,
wikipedia PT
,
wikipedia FR
,
wikipedia 한국어 위키백과
,
wikipedia EN
,
Wikidata Common Names
,
Wikipedia (inferred records)
,
Wikimedia Commons
,
Barcode of Life Data Systems
,
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
, and
iNaturalist data coverage
Octodontidae
Recognized by
AnAge articles
,
IABIN
,
Kissling et al, 2014
,
Bolivia Species List
,
Brazil Species List
,
Chile Species List
,
Germany Species List
,
Peru Species List
,
Paraguay Species List
,
Poland Species List
,
Uruguay Species List
,
Argentina Species List
,
English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
,
South Atlantic Species List
,
South Pacific Species List
,
Furui 2020
,
Animal Diversity Web
,
United States Species List
, and
Lovegrove 2014
Octodontidae Waterhouse 1840
Family recognized by
Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
and
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Alternative Names
Chasicomys Pascual 1967
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Eucoelophorus Ameghino 1909
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Massoiamys Vucetich 1978
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Megactenomys Rusconi 1930
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Octodontidae
Harvest ancestor according to
Arkive
,
EOL authors
,
Animal Diversity Web
,
Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species
,
Wildfinder (WWF)
,
Pantheria
,
GBIF national node type records Germany
,
IUCN
,
iDigBio type specimen records
,
Paleobiology Database
,
AnAge
,
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
,
iNaturalist
,
Morgan Ernest 2003
,
Smith et al 2011
,
Anderson and Wiens 2017
,
TreatmentBank
,
Global Biotic Interactions
, and
Global Biotic Interactions
Phthoramys Ameghino 1887
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Praectenomys Villarroel 1975
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Psammomys Pöppig 1835
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Tarijamys Takai, Arozqueta, Mizuno, Yoshida & Kondo 1984
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Common Names
English
degus, rock rats, and viscacha rats
preferred
Recognized by
English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
and
Animal Diversity Web
Arabic
داغيات
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Armenian
ութատամիկներ
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Bulgarian
Лъжливи плъхове
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Catalan; Valencian
Octodòntid
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Chinese
八齿鼠科
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Czech
osmákovití
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Dutch; Flemish
schijnratten
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Finnish
Degut
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
and
admin
Torvimyyrät
prefer
Recognized by
admin
German
Trugratten
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Hebrew
אוקטודוניים
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Hungarian
csalitpatkányfélék
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Japanese
デグー科
preferred
Recognized by
Furui 2020
,
Wikidata Common Names
, and
admin
Korean
데구과
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Latvian
Degu dzimta
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Lithuanian
Aštuondantiniai
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Navajo; Navaho
Łéʼétsoh yił aheełtʼéhii
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Norwegian
trompetrotter
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Occitan (post 1500)
Octodontids
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Persian
دندانهشتیها
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Polish
Koszatniczkowate
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Russian
Восьмизубовые
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Swedish
Buskråttor
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Ukrainian
Віскашеві
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Azb
اوکتودونتیده
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
Pnb
اٹھ دندے
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Octodontidae
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Ctenohystrica
Hystricognathi
Caviomorpha
Octodontoidea
Octodontidae
(this page)
Aconaemys Ameghino 1891
Octodon Bennett 1832
Octodontomys Palmer 1903
Octomys Thomas 1920
Pipanacoctomys Mares, Braun, Barquez & Diaz 2000
Salinoctomys Mares, Braun, Barquez & Diaz 2000
Spalacopus Wagler 1832
Tympanoctomys Yepes 1941
Abrocomidae
Acaremyidae
Capromyidae
Ctenomyidae
Echimyidae
Heptaxodontidae
unclassified Octodontoidea
Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Hystricomorpha Brandt 1855
Hystricognathi Brandt 1855
Octodontidae Waterhouse 1840
(this page)
Aconaemys Ameghino 1891
Octodon Bennett 1832
Octodontomys Palmer 1903
Octomys Thomas 1920
Pipanacoctomys Mares, Braun, Barquez & Diaz 2000
Salinoctomys Mares, Braun, Barquez & Diaz 2000
Spalacopus Wagler 1832
Tympanoctomys Yepes 1941
Abrocomidae Miller & Gidley 1918
Bathyergidae Waterhouse 1841
Capromyidae Smith 1842
Caviidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Chinchillidae Bennett 1833
Ctenomyidae Lesson 1842
Cuniculidae Miller & Gidley 1918
Dasyproctidae Bonaparte 1838
Diatomyidae Mein & Ginsburg 1997
Dinomyidae Peters 1873
Echimyidae Gray 1825
Erethizontidae Bonaparte 1845
Heptaxodontidae Anthony 1917
Hystricidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Myocastoridae Ameghino 1902
Petromuridae Tullberg 1899
Thryonomyidae Pocock 1922
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Ctenohystrica
Hystricognathi
Caviomorpha
Octodontoidea
Octodontidae
(this page)
Aconaemys Ameghino 1891
Octodon Bennett 1832
Octodontomys Palmer 1903
Octomys Thomas 1920
Pipanacoctomys Mares, Braun, Barquez & Diaz 2000
Salinoctomys Mares, Braun, Barquez & Diaz 2000
Spalacopus Wagler 1832
Tympanoctomys Yepes 1941
Abrocomidae
Acaremyidae
Capromyidae
Ctenomyidae
Echimyidae
Heptaxodontidae
unclassified Octodontoidea
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Ctenohystrica
Hystricognathi
Caviomorpha
Octodontoidea
Octodontidae
(this page)
Aconaemys
Octodon
Octodontomys
Octomys
Pipanacoctomys
Salinoctomys
Spalacopus
Tympanoctomys
Abrocomidae
Acaremyidae
Ctenomyidae
Draconomys Vucetich et al. 2010
Dudumus Arnal et al. 2014
Echimyidae
Heptaxodontidae
Vallehermosomys Vucetich et al. 2010
GBIF classification
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Octodontidae
(this page)
Abalosia Reig & Quintana 1991
Acaremys Ameghino 1887
Aconaemys Ameghino 1891
Actenomys Burmeister 1888
Eoctodon Ameghino 1902
Migraveramus Patterson & Wood 1982
Octodon Bennett 1832
Octodontomys Palmer 1903
Octomys Thomas 1920
Palaeoctodon Rovereto 1913
Paradoxomys Ameghino 1885
Phtoramys Ameghino 1887
Pipanacoctomys Mares, Braum, Barquez & Diaz 2000
Pithanotomys Ameghino 1887
Platypittamys Wood 1949
Pseudoplataeomys Kraglievich 1934
Salinoctomys Mares, Braum, Barquez & Diaz 2000
Sciamys Ameghino 1887
Spalacopus Wagler 1832
Tympanoctomys Yepes 1940
Xenodontomys Kraglievich 1927
Abrocomidae
Acaremyidae
Agoutidae
Alagomyidae
Allomyidae
Anomalomyidae
Aplodontidae
Aplodontiidae
Archetypomyidae
Armintomyidae
Arvicolidae
Bathyergidae
Bathyergoididae
Bugtimys Marivaux, Vianey-Liaud, Welcomme & Jaeger 2002
Butomys Dashzeveg & Meng 1998
Callodontomys Ameghino 1889
Calomyscidae
Castoridae
Cephalomyidae
Chapattimyidae
Chinchillidae
Chuankueimys Tong 1997
Cocomyidae
Cricetidae
Ctenodactylidae
Ctenomyidae
Cuniculidae
Cylindrodontidae
Dasyproctidae
Diamantomyidae
Diatomyidae
Dinomyidae
Distylomyidae
Echymyidae
Eocardiidae
Eomyidae
Erethizontidae
Eucricetodontidae
Eutypomyidae
Florentiamyidae
Gliridae
Hannanomys Guo, Wang & Yang 2000
Hansdebruijnia Storch & Dahlmann 1995
Heliscomyidae
Heptaxodontidae
Heteromyidae
Homocentrus Ameghino 1891
Hydentomys Tong 1997
Hydrochaeridae
Hydrochoeridae
Ischyromyidae
Ivanantoniidae
Kahawamys Stevens, Holroyd, Roberts, O'Connor & Gottfried 2009
Kenyamyidae
Laonastidae
Laredomyidae
Marfilomys Ferrusquía-Villafranca 1989
Megacricetodontidae
Microtidae
Moissenetia Hugueney & Adrover 1995
Muridae
Mylagaulidae
Myocastoridae
Myophiomyidae
Myoxidae
Neoepiblemidae
Nesomyidae
Paramyidae
Parapedetidae
Pedetidae
Petauristidae
Petromuridae
Petromyidae
Phiomyidae
Platacanthomyidae
Protoptychidae
Pseudocricetodontidae
Pseudoneoreomys Ameghino 1891
Pseudosciuridae
Pteromuridae
Reithroparamyidae
Rhizomyidae
Rhizospalacidae
Sciuravidae
Seleviniidae
Simimyidae
Siphneidae
Sminthidae
Spalacidae
Stelmomys Tong 1997
Tamquammyidae
Theridomyidae
Tsaganomyidae
Xueshimys Tong 1997
Yuomyidae
Zamoramys Peláez-Campomanes & López-Martínez 1996
Zapodidae
Zegdoumyidae
Zodiomys Tong 1997
Zoyphiomys Tong 1997
49 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the
resource file
for a full list.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Hystricomorpha Brandt 1855
Hystricognathi Brandt 1855
Octodontidae Waterhouse 1840
(this page)
Aconaemys Ameghino 1891
Octodon Bennett 1832
Octodontomys Palmer 1903
Octomys Thomas 1920
Pipanacoctomys Mares, Braun, Barquez & Diaz 2000
Salinoctomys Mares, Braun, Barquez & Diaz 2000
Spalacopus Wagler 1832
Tympanoctomys Yepes 1941
Abrocomidae Miller & Gidley 1918
Bathyergidae Waterhouse 1841
Capromyidae Smith 1842
Caviidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Chinchillidae Bennett 1833
Ctenomyidae Lesson 1842
Cuniculidae Miller & Gidley 1918
Dasyproctidae Bonaparte 1838
Diatomyidae Mein & Ginsburg 1997
Dinomyidae Peters 1873
Echimyidae Gray 1825
Erethizontidae Bonaparte 1845
Heptaxodontidae Anthony 1917
Hystricidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Myocastoridae Ameghino 1902
Petromuridae Tullberg 1899
Thryonomyidae Pocock 1922
IUCN
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Octodontidae
(this page)
Aconaemys fuscus (Waterhouse 1842)
Aconaemys porteri Thomas 1917
Aconaemys sagei Pearson 1984
Octodon bridgesi Waterhouse 1845
Octodon degus (Molina 1782)
Octodon lunatus Osgood 1943
Octodon pacificus R. Hutterer 1994
Octodontomys gliroides (Gervais & d'Orbigny 1844)
Octomys mimax Thomas 1920
Spalacopus cyanus (Molina 1782)
Tympanoctomys aureus Mares, Braun, Barquez & Diaz 2000
Tympanoctomys barrerae (Lawrence 1941)
Tympanoctomys loschalchalerosorum Mares, Braun, Barquez & Diaz 2000
Abrocomidae
Anomaluridae
Aplodontiidae
Bathyergidae
Calomyscidae
Capromyidae
Castoridae
Caviidae
Chinchillidae
Cricetidae
Ctenodactylidae
Ctenomyidae
Cuniculidae
Dasyproctidae
Diatomyidae
Dinomyidae
Dipodidae
Echimyidae
Erethizontidae
Geomyidae
Gliridae
Heteromyidae
Hystricidae
Muridae
Myocastoridae
Nesomyidae
Pedetidae
Petromuridae
Platacanthomyidae
Sciuridae
Spalacidae
Thryonomyidae
NCBI
root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Hystricomorpha
Octodontidae
(this page)
Aconaemys
Octodon
Octomys
Pipanacoctomys
Salinoctomys
Spalacopus
Tympanoctomys
Abrocomidae
Bathyergidae
Capromyidae
Caviidae
Chinchillidae
Ctenodactylidae
Ctenomyidae
Cuniculidae
Dasyproctidae
Dinomyidae
Echimyidae
Erethizontidae
Hydrochaeridae
Hystricidae
Laonastidae
Myocastoridae
Petromuridae
Thryonomyidae
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Gliriformes
Glires
Rodentia
Hystricognatha
Hystricognathi
Octodontidae
(this page)
Aconaemys
Octodon
Octodontinae
Octodontomys
Octomys
Pipanacoctomys
Salinoctomys
Spalacopus
Tympanoctomys
Abrocomidae
Acaremyidae
Bathyergidae
Capromyidae
Caviidae
Caviomorpha
Chinchillidae
Ctenomyidae
Cuniculidae
Dasyproctidae
Diamantomyidae
Diatomyidae
Dinomyidae
Echimyidae
Erethizontidae
Hydrochaeridae
Hystricidae
Myocastoridae
Petromuridae
Phiomorpha
Thryonomyidae
