Editing Common degu (section)

== Description ==
The common degu is a small animal with a body length of {{convert|25.0|to(-)|31.0|cm|in|abbr=on}} and a weight of {{convert|170|to|400|g|oz|abbr=on}}. 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 toe is small with a nail, rather than a claw, on the fore feet. Its hind feet are bristled. Its cheek teeth are shaped like figures-of-eight, hence the degu's [[genus]] name ''Octodon''.<ref name="Woods1975"/>