The Degu is a small caviomorph rodent that is endemic to central Chile. It is sometimes referred to as the Brush-tailed rat, and is also called the Common Degu.www.degus.com/deguz.html
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Summary[edit] Description: Geocapromys brownii (an exhibit of Museum of Comparitive Zoology, Harvard University). Date: 15 December 2010. Source: Museum of Comparitive Zoology, Harvard University. Author: Uknown employe of Museum of Comparitive Zoology, Harvard University. Permission(Reusing this file): for 96dpi only : This work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose. If you wish to use this content, you do not need to request permission as long as you follow any licensing requirements mentioned on this page. The Wikimedia Foundation has received an e-mail confirming that the copyright holder has approved publication under the terms mentioned on this page. This correspondence has been reviewed by an Volunteer Response Team (VRT) member and stored in our permission archive. The correspondence is available to trusted volunteers as ticket #2010121510027143. If you have questions about the archived correspondence, please use the OTRS noticeboard. Ticket link: https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2010121510027143.
Summary[edit] Description: English: This is a photograph of a Prehensile-tailed Hutia (Capromys prehensilis). This photograph is from the Harvard Museum of Natural History / Peabody Museum. Although no copyright has been asserted for the subject matter or this image, the museum's photography rule is as follows: "No commercial photography or video cameras permitted in the museum without written permission." [Museum pamphlet, May 2007.]. Date: 2007. Source: Self-photographed. Author: Daderot at English Wikipedia. Permission(Reusing this file): Public domain.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Metaphase spread of the Viscacha rat (Tympanoctomys barrerae, 2n = 102), the species with the highest chromosome number. Date: 12 October 2011. Source: Graphodatsky, Alexander S; Trifonov, Vladimir A; Stanyon, Roscoe (2011). "The genome diversity and karyotype evolution of mammals". Molecular Cytogenetics 4 (22). Author: Graphodatsky et al. Other versions: Original file.
Species assessors: Ojeda, R. & Jayat, J.P. 2008. Abrocoma uspallata. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. . Downloaded on 07 February 2011.
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Summary[edit] Description: English: Ctenomys magellanicus. Date: 1840. Source: Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. Volume 2. Author: Edward Lear.
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