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Pacific degu

Octodon pacificus Hutterer, 1994

CRCritically Endangeredrodents

The Pacific degu (Octodon pacificus) is a species in the family Octodontidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 194.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

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Quick facts about the Pacific degu

Weight
194.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the Pacific degu live?

Not recorded

What is the Pacific degu?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Pacific degu (Octodon pacificus), also known as the Mocha Island degu, is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. It is endemic to Mocha Island in Chile. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was classified in 1994 by Dr. Rainer Hutterer.

Like its close relative the common degu, the Mocha Island degu is diurnal (active during the day). This species is said to have relatively primitive octodontid features, including long fur and a tail lacking a substantial tuft, a feature common amongst other octodons.

From the Wikipedia article “Pacific degu” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pacific_degu&oldid=1381342243), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the Pacific degu endangered?

The Pacific degu is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species.

How is the Pacific degu classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyOctodontidae
  6. genusOctodon
  7. SpeciesOctodon pacificus Hutterer, 1994
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Mocha island deguEnglish
  • داغي جزيرة موكاArabic
  • モカデグーJapanese
  • Koszatniczka pacyficznaPolish
  • Тихоокеанский дегуRussian

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Relatives of the Pacific degu

Other species in the same genus Octodon.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the Pacific degu?

An adult Pacific degu weighs 194.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the Pacific degu endangered?

The Pacific degu is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the Pacific degu?

The Pacific degu (Octodon pacificus) belongs to the family Octodontidae in the order Rodentia.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

  • Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
    Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
  • EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
    Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1
  • Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
    Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
  • Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
    Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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BibTeX
@misc{pacific_degu_2026,
  title = {Pacific degu (Octodon pacificus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-degu},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}