77:
52:
313:
The golden viscacha rat is only found within a very restricted area totalling less than 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) and it actually occupies only about one tenth of that area. It lives among the salt-loving plants that live between the salt pans and the desert. It is threatened by
268:
The golden viscacha rat grows to a head-and-body length of about 170 millimetres (7 in) with a tufted tail of about 140 millimetres (6 in). The dorsal fur is golden-blond and the underparts are white.
436:
1068:
1083:
319:
1027:
574:
975:
988:
402:
433:
1088:
493:
256:), (2x = 2n = 56) as a result of the doubling and subsequent loss of some chromosomes. However, some genetic studies have rejected any
1078:
293:. This habitat consists largely of low, salt-loving shrubs, and the soil consists of sand with high levels of salt. It feeds on the
260:
in mammals as unlikely, and suggest that amplification and dispersion of repetitive sequences best explain the large genome size.
1001:
1019:
567:
993:
56:
76:
1014:
936:
384:
1032:
835:
541:
914:
560:
533:
844:
457:
Svartman, Marta; Stone, Gary; Stanyon, Roscoe (2005). "Molecular cytogenetics discards polyploidy in mammals".
711:
876:
941:
1073:
860:
757:
748:
323:
249:
175:
286:
962:
923:
648:
1093:
827:
818:
238:
41:
392:
290:
278:
71:
656:
297:
plants growing there. The genus is named after the locale, with “octo” being a reference to the
494:"Two new genera and species of halophytic desert mammals from isolated salt flats in Argentina"
1040:
949:
928:
695:
679:
474:
408:
398:
508:
1045:
640:
466:
219:
440:
552:
620:
347:
1062:
734:
725:
388:
356:
61:
17:
298:
954:
703:
584:
222:
138:
534:"Desert dreams: seeking the secret mammals of the salt pans - Naturalist at Large"
314:
conversion of its very restricted habitat to agricultural use, for the growing of
1006:
908:
687:
470:
230:
226:
899:
631:
412:
294:
282:
257:
88:
478:
893:
602:
434:
Whole-genome duplications in South
American desert rodents (Octodontidae)
108:
980:
670:
246:
804:
795:
614:
608:
596:
234:
128:
118:
98:
870:
397:(3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1572–1573.
315:
302:
394:
Mammal
Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference
967:
492:
Mares, M. A.; Braun, J. K.; Barquez, R. M.; DĂaz, M. M. (2000).
874:
556:
883:
816:
793:
769:
746:
723:
668:
629:
237:= 2n). This octodontid and its sister-species, the
501:Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University
320:International Union for Conservation of Nature
568:
445:Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 82
318:, and its population trend is downwards. The
8:
1069:IUCN Red List critically endangered species
871:
575:
561:
553:
424:
422:
285:, where specimens are known only from the
50:
31:
335:
245:) (2n = 102), may have arisen from the
383:Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005).
341:
339:
322:has rated its conservation status as "
1084:Endemic rodentia species of Argentina
532:Mares, Michael A. (1 November 2003).
212:) is the single species of the genus
191:Mares, Braun, Barquez, and DĂaz, 2000
155:Mares, Braun, Barquez, and DĂaz, 2000
7:
357:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
25:
847:Tympanoctomys loschalchalerosorum
75:
1:
838:(Tympanoctomys kirchnerorum
471:10.1016/j.ygeno.2004.12.004
385:"Infraorder Hystricognathi"
1110:
1089:Endemic fauna of Argentina
845:Chalchalero viscacha rat (
277:The species is known from
1079:Mammals described in 2000
857:
591:
583:Extant species of family
229:and has been regarded as
181:
174:
72:Scientific classification
70:
48:
39:
34:
836:Kirchner's viscacha rat
830:(Tympanoctomys barrerae)
737:(Octodontomys gliroides)
273:Distribution and habitat
758:Mountain viscacha rat
507:: 1–27. Archived from
391:; Reeder, D.M (eds.).
243:Tympanoctomys barrerae
929:Pipanacoctomys_aureus
915:Pipanacoctomys aureus
885:Pipanacoctomys aureus
783:Pipanacoctomys aureus
781:Golden viscacha rat (
714:(Octodon ricardojeda)
712:Ricardo Ojeda's degu
324:critically endangered
250:mountain viscacha rat
209:Pipanacoctomys aureus
185:Pipanacoctomys aureus
57:Critically Endangered
18:Pipanacoctomys aureus
828:Plains viscacha rat
364:: e.T136557A78324400
350:Tympanoctomys aureus
35:Golden viscacha rat
807:(Spalacopus cyanus)
706:(Octodon pacificus)
651:(Aconaemys porteri)
301:ridge on its cheek
239:plains viscacha rat
204:golden vizcacha rat
200:golden viscacha rat
42:Conservation status
696:Moon-toothed degu
682:(Octodon bridgesi)
649:Porter's rock rat
643:(Aconaemys fuscus)
439:2012-04-25 at the
346:Roach, N. (2016).
279:Catamarca Province
1056:
1055:
1041:Open Tree of Life
877:Taxon identifiers
868:
867:
698:(Octodon lunatus)
659:(Aconaemys sagei)
641:Chilean rock rat
404:978-0-8018-8221-0
287:Salar de Pipanaco
196:
195:
156:
65:
27:Species of rodent
16:(Redirected from
1101:
1049:
1048:
1036:
1035:
1023:
1022:
1010:
1009:
997:
996:
984:
983:
971:
970:
958:
957:
945:
944:
932:
931:
919:
918:
917:
904:
903:
902:
872:
657:Sage's rock rat
577:
570:
563:
554:
547:
546:
538:
529:
523:
522:
520:
519:
513:
498:
489:
483:
482:
454:
448:
428:Gallardo, M. H.
426:
417:
416:
380:
374:
373:
371:
369:
343:
281:of northwestern
187:
154:
80:
79:
59:
54:
53:
32:
21:
1109:
1108:
1104:
1103:
1102:
1100:
1099:
1098:
1059:
1058:
1057:
1052:
1044:
1039:
1031:
1026:
1018:
1013:
1005:
1000:
992:
987:
979:
974:
966:
961:
953:
948:
940:
935:
927:
922:
913:
912:
907:
898:
897:
892:
879:
869:
864:
853:
812:
789:
765:
760:(Octomys mimax)
742:
719:
690:(Octodon degus)
680:Bridges's degu
664:
625:
587:
581:
551:
550:
542:Natural History
536:
531:
530:
526:
517:
515:
511:
496:
491:
490:
486:
456:
455:
451:
441:Wayback Machine
427:
420:
405:
382:
381:
377:
367:
365:
345:
344:
337:
332:
311:
275:
266:
192:
189:
183:
170:
153:
74:
66:
55:
51:
44:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1107:
1105:
1097:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1061:
1060:
1054:
1053:
1051:
1050:
1037:
1024:
1011:
998:
985:
972:
959:
946:
933:
920:
905:
889:
887:
881:
880:
875:
866:
865:
858:
855:
854:
852:
851:
842:
833:
824:
822:
814:
813:
811:
810:
801:
799:
791:
790:
788:
787:
777:
775:
772:Pipanacoctomys
767:
766:
764:
763:
754:
752:
744:
743:
741:
740:
735:Mountain degu
731:
729:
721:
720:
718:
717:
709:
701:
693:
685:
676:
674:
666:
665:
663:
662:
654:
646:
637:
635:
627:
626:
624:
623:
621:Hystricomorpha
617:
611:
605:
599:
592:
589:
588:
582:
580:
579:
572:
565:
557:
549:
548:
524:
484:
449:
418:
403:
375:
334:
333:
331:
328:
310:
307:
274:
271:
265:
262:
218:of the rodent
215:Pipanacoctomys
194:
193:
190:
179:
178:
172:
171:
167:P. aureus
164:
162:
158:
157:
150:Pipanacoctomys
146:
142:
141:
136:
132:
131:
126:
122:
121:
116:
112:
111:
106:
102:
101:
96:
92:
91:
86:
82:
81:
68:
67:
49:
46:
45:
40:
37:
36:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1106:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1066:
1064:
1047:
1042:
1038:
1034:
1029:
1025:
1021:
1016:
1012:
1008:
1003:
999:
995:
990:
986:
982:
977:
973:
969:
964:
960:
956:
951:
947:
943:
938:
934:
930:
925:
921:
916:
910:
906:
901:
895:
891:
890:
888:
886:
882:
878:
873:
863:
862:
856:
850:
848:
843:
841:
839:
834:
832:
831:
826:
825:
823:
821:
820:
819:Tympanoctomys
815:
809:
808:
803:
802:
800:
798:
797:
792:
786:
784:
779:
778:
776:
774:
773:
768:
762:
761:
756:
755:
753:
751:
750:
745:
739:
738:
733:
732:
730:
728:
727:
722:
716:
715:
710:
708:
707:
704:Pacific degu
702:
700:
699:
694:
692:
691:
686:
684:
683:
678:
677:
675:
673:
672:
667:
661:
660:
655:
653:
652:
647:
645:
644:
639:
638:
636:
634:
633:
628:
622:
618:
616:
612:
610:
606:
604:
600:
598:
594:
593:
590:
586:
578:
573:
571:
566:
564:
559:
558:
555:
544:
543:
535:
528:
525:
514:on 2012-02-17
510:
506:
502:
495:
488:
485:
480:
476:
472:
468:
465:(4): 425–30.
464:
460:
453:
450:
446:
442:
438:
435:
431:
425:
423:
419:
414:
410:
406:
400:
396:
395:
390:
386:
379:
376:
363:
359:
358:
353:
351:
342:
340:
336:
329:
327:
325:
321:
317:
308:
306:
304:
300:
296:
292:
288:
284:
280:
272:
270:
263:
261:
259:
255:
254:Octomys mimax
251:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
225:. It has 92
224:
221:
217:
216:
211:
210:
205:
201:
188:
186:
180:
177:
176:Binomial name
173:
169:
168:
163:
160:
159:
152:
151:
147:
144:
143:
140:
137:
134:
133:
130:
127:
124:
123:
120:
117:
114:
113:
110:
107:
104:
103:
100:
97:
94:
93:
90:
87:
84:
83:
78:
73:
69:
63:
58:
47:
43:
38:
33:
30:
19:
1074:Octodontidae
884:
859:
846:
837:
829:
817:
806:
794:
782:
780:
771:
770:
759:
747:
736:
726:Octodontomys
724:
713:
705:
697:
689:
688:Common degu
681:
669:
658:
650:
642:
630:
585:Octodontidae
540:
527:
516:. Retrieved
509:the original
504:
500:
487:
462:
458:
452:
444:
429:
393:
389:Wilson, D.E.
378:
366:. Retrieved
361:
355:
349:
312:
299:figure-eight
276:
267:
258:polyploidism
253:
242:
223:Octodontidae
214:
213:
208:
207:
203:
199:
197:
184:
182:
166:
165:
149:
148:
139:Octodontidae
29:
909:Wikispecies
264:Description
227:chromosomes
1094:High Monte
1063:Categories
796:Spalacopus
619:Suborder:
518:2011-03-29
447:, 443-451.
368:30 January
330:References
295:halophytic
231:tetraploid
632:Aconaemys
595:Kingdom:
432:(2004).
291:salt flat
283:Argentina
161:Species:
95:Kingdom:
89:Eukaryota
1020:13400381
894:Wikidata
861:Category
615:Rodentia
609:Mammalia
603:Chordata
601:Phylum:
597:Animalia
545:: 29–34.
479:15780745
459:Genomics
437:Archived
413:62265494
135:Family:
129:Rodentia
119:Mammalia
109:Chordata
105:Phylum:
99:Animalia
85:Domain:
62:IUCN 3.1
1007:1001499
981:4264998
968:7247949
900:Q984226
805:Coruro
749:Octomys
671:Octodon
613:Order:
607:Class:
247:diploid
145:Genus:
125:Order:
115:Class:
60: (
1046:260940
1033:227730
994:825335
942:267782
477:
430:et al.
411:
401:
316:olives
309:Status
220:family
955:4J2ZN
537:(PDF)
512:(PDF)
497:(PDF)
387:. In
303:tooth
1028:NCBI
989:ITIS
976:GBIF
937:BOLD
475:PMID
409:OCLC
399:ISBN
370:2020
362:2016
289:, a
198:The
1015:MSW
1002:MDD
963:EoL
950:CoL
924:ADW
505:203
467:doi
443:.
326:".
202:or
1065::
1043::
1030::
1017::
1004::
991::
978::
965::
952::
939::
926::
911::
896::
539:.
503:.
499:.
473:.
463:85
461:.
421:^
407:.
360:.
354:.
338:^
305:.
235:4x
849:)
840:)
785:)
576:e
569:t
562:v
521:.
481:.
469::
415:.
372:.
352:"
348:"
252:(
241:(
233:(
206:(
64:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
