Octodon bridgesi Waterhouse, 1845 . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1844:155 [1845].

TYPE LOCALITY: Chile, Curico Prov., Rio Teno .

DISTRIBUTION: Chilean Andes from 34°15' to at least 40°S (Redford and Eisenberg, 1992).

STATUS: Once common, but now quite rare (Redford and Eisenberg, 1992).

COMMENTS: Massoia (1979:36) reported Octodon, perhaps bridgesi, from S Argentina. The chromosome no. is 2n=58.