Argentine tuco-tuco

The Argentine tuco-tuco (Ctenomys argentinus) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] It is endemic to Argentina.

Argentine tuco-tuco

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Ctenomyidae
Genus: Ctenomys
Species:
C. argentinus
Binomial name
Ctenomys argentinus
Contreras & Berry, 1982

References

  1. Bidau, C. & Lessa, E. (2008). "Ctenomys argentinus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T5795A11707416. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T5795A11707416.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1561. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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