Octodon degus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The common degu (Octodon degus; ), or, historically, the degu, is a small hystricomorpha rodent endemic to the Chilean matorral ecoregion of central Chile. The name degu on its own indicates either the entire genus Octodon or, more commonly, just the common degu. Common degus belong to the parvorder Caviomorpha of the infraorder Hystricognathi, along with the chinchilla and guinea pig. The word degu comes from the Mapuche word dewü, meaning 'mouse' or 'rat'.
Although found in a relatively small natural habitat when compared to other species of rodents, degus are prolific and thus classified as a least-concern species by IUCN. The animal may be kept as a domestic pet, though there are prohibitions on their ownership in some territories. As a pet, the degu is larger than a golden hamster but smaller than a fancy rat.
The common degu is a small animal with a body length of 25.0 to 31.0 cm (9.8–12.2 in) and a weight of 170 to 400 g (6.0 to 14.1 oz). It has yellow-brown fur above and creamy-yellow below, with yellow around the eyes and a paler band around the neck. It has a long, thin tail with a tufted, black tip, dark sparsely furred ears, and pale grey toes. Its fifth... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Tierpark Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Natura Artis Magistra | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 4 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Bratislava Zoo | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 6 | Planète Sauvage | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Banham Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Nuremberg Zoo | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 28 in Nürnberg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Kyiv Zoo | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 11 | Philadelphia Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 13 | Ueno Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 14 | Rivne Zoo | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 15 | Buin Zoo | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 16 | Kazan Zoo & Botanical Garden | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 17 | Tierpark Lange Erlen | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 18 | Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 19 | Leningrad Zoo | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 20 | Tierpark Bretten | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 21 | Zoo Linz | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 22 | Monkey Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 23 | Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 12 in Nürnberg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 24 | Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 14 in Nürnberg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 25 | Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 6 in Nürnberg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 26 | Aquarium Terrarium | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 27 | Ocean Park, Krasnodar | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Degu sighting in Santiago on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July–August and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Degu in Santiago on a given day, against under 5% in February–June and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Degu sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Santiago, in our data
Santiago is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Degu sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Degu is recorded against all the mammals logged in Santiago (7 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
