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Common degu size: How big do they get?

How big does a Common degu get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Common degu (Octodon degus) reaches an average size of 28 cm (1′ 0″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 7.08 years, they grow from 14 grams (0.03 lbs) to 203 grams (0.45 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Common degus have 5 babies about 2 times per year. The Common degu (genus: Octodon) is a member of the family Octodontidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

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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 indigenous language of Chile, Mapudungun, and the word dewü, meaning ‘mouse’ or ‘rat’.The animal may be kept as a pocket pet, except there are prohibitions on their ownership in some territories. As a pet, the animal is larger than a golden hamster but smaller than a fancy rat.

Animals of the same family as a Common degu

We found other animals of the Octodontidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Common degu

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Common degu:

Animals with the same litter size as a Common degu

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (5) as a Common degu:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Common degu

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Common degu:

Animals with the same weight as a Common degu

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Octodon degus: