Question: are degus related to squirrels?
Answer: Short said, a Degu is a little brown rodent. They look and behave like squirrels. ... A recent article published in Nature made clear that the Degu isn't a rodent. DNA research of guinea pigs, which are of the same 'Octodon' family as Degus, made clear that Degus are more related to rabbits than rodents.