Common degus (Octodon degus) in their natural habitat at Rinconada de Maipú, on land belonging to the University of Chile, in central Chile. (IMAGE)

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Common degus (Octodon degus) in their natural habitat at Rinconada de Maipú, on land belonging to the University of Chile, in central Chile.

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A common degu (Octodon degus), a rodent endemic to Chile, inhabiting semi-arid ecosystems. A long-term study revealed how an extreme drought in 2019 led to the local disappearance of a degu population in central Chile.

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Rodrigo Vásquez

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