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FULL TAXONOMY FOR DEGU
English name: Degu
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Caviomorpha
Family: Octodontidae
Genus: Octodon
Species: Octodon degus
Measures:
Length of the body around 15 cm (without tail)
20-25 cm (including tail
Length of the tail 7.5-13 cm
Length of the ears 2.4-3.4 cm
Weight 170-300 g
Body temperature 37.9 °C
Number of chromosomes 58
Life expectancy in captivity 5 years (or even more)
In nature on the average only 1 year (due the predators)
Period of pregnancy 87-93 days
Number of puppies in litter 3-9 (on the average 4, but it can be even 12)
