Ctenomys bergi

O. Thomas, 1902

Córdoba Tuco-tuco

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Parvorder : Caviomorpha
Superfamily : Octodontoidea
Family : Ctenomyidae
Genus : Ctenomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1902-04-01. On mammals collected at Cruz del Eje, Central Cordova, by Mr. P. O. Simons. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)9(52):237-245.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331526

Original name as described

Ctenomys Bergi

Other common names

Berg's Tuco-tuco · Cordoba Tuco-tuco · Córdoba Laucha Tuco-tuco · Bonetto's Tuco-tuco · Yolanda's Tuco-tuco

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.5.21

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/583f3135-2d88-4bcf-b2ea-642e01216a39

Type locality

"Cruz del Eje [= Departamento Cruz de Eje], " Córdoba, Argentina, 30°44' S, 64°48' W, 449 m.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes bonettoi, as well as rosendopascuali and yolandae, which have often been considered distinct species, although these names are nomenclaturally unavailable because they were never published in print

Taxonomy notes citation

Mapelli, F.J., Teta, P., Contreras, F., Pereyra, D., Priotto, J.W. and Coda, J.A. 2022. Looking under stones: A new Ctenomys species from the rocky foothills of the Sierras Grandes of central Argentina. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 30(1):281-298. doi:10.1007/s10914-022-09634-4 · Contreras, F., Coda, J.A., Teta, P., Pereyra, D., Priotto, J.W. and Mapelli, F.J. 2024. Taxonomy of the genus Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) in central Argentina: redefining the limits of Ctenomys bergi Thomas, 1902. Zoologischer Anzeiger 312:103-112. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2024.07.014 · Jankowicz, C., Teta, P., Gomez Fernandez, M.J. and Mapelli, F.J. 2025. Less than expected: species diversity of the Ctenomys mendocinus species group (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae) in north–central Argentina. Zoologischer Anzeiger 317:130-138. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2025.06.002

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001309

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Ctenomys Bergi

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

bergi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.5.21

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/583f3135-2d88-4bcf-b2ea-642e01216a39

Authority page

241

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331526

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1902:241, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16332)
  2. Trouessart (1904:498, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  3. Yepes (1935:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  4. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136687) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136687) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136687/22196510) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys bonettoi

J. R. Contreras & L. M. Berry, 1982

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

bonettoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CFA-MA-12466

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

123

Authority publication

Historia Natural

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1991:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  2. Woods (1993:784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:530) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5799) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5799) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5799/22192271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys yolandae

J. R. Contreras & L. M. Berry, 1984

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

yolandae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

75

Authority publication

Buenos Aires

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136681/22196679) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys rosendopascuali

J. R. Contreras, 1995

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

rosendopascuali

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unpublished_electronic

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Nótulas Faunísticas

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

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