Reddish tuco-tuco
| Reddish tuco-tuco | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. frater
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenomys frater Thomas, 1902
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| Subspecies | |
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C.f. barbarous | |
The reddish tuco-tuco (Ctenomys frater) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] Five subspecies have been recognized, some formerly designated as separate species.[3] It is found in Argentina and Bolivia at altitudes from 600 to 4,500 m (1,970 to 14,760 ft).[1] This tuco-tuco is fossorial, like others in its genus. Its diet consists of underground tubers and roots. Its karyotype has 2n = 52 and FN = 78.[4]
It lives in colonies in areas with suitably soft, dry soil. Both undisturbed and disturbed areas provide suitable habitat. Its conservation status is assessed as "Least Concern" by the IUCN.[1]
Budin's tuco-tuco
[edit]Budin's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys budini) was formerly considered a distict species, endemic to southeast Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina,[2] suspected to be threatened.[5] However, the IUCN and ASM currently view it as a subspecies of C. frater.[6][7][8] It was named after Emilio Budin, an Argentine specimen collector who worked with Oldfield Thomas.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Vivar, E. (2018) [errata version of 2017 assessment]. "Ctenomys frater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T115553730A123796865. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T115553730A115553734.en. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ a b 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. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ R. A. Mittermeier; T. Llobet; T. E. Lacher (2017). Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Rodents II. Lynx. ISBN 978-84-16728-04-6.
- ^ Cook, J. A.; Anderson, S. A.; Yates, T. L. (1990). "Notes on Bolivian mammals 6. The genus Ctenomys (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae) in the highlands". American Museum Novitates (2980): 1–27. hdl:2246/5062.
- ^ Bidau, C.; Lessa, E.; Ojeda, R. (2008). "Ctenomys budini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- ^ Vivar, E. (2018) [errata version of 2017 assessment]. "Ctenomys frater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T115553730A123796865. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T115553730A115553734.en. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Ctenomys budini (id=1001326)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 2.1. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Ctenomys budini Thomas, 1913". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
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