Ctenomys emilianus

O. Thomas & St. Leger, 1926

Emilio's Tuco-tuco

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. and St. Leger, J. 1926-12-01. The Spedan Lewis South American Exploration.—V. Mammals obtained by Señor E. Budin in Neuquen. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)18(108):635-641.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932608633560

Original name as described

Ctenomys emilianus

Other common names

Emily's Tuco-tuco

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1926.10.11.54

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e46c6896-0844-4760-a3c8-25bbc1eafbc6

Type locality

"Chos Malal, Prov. Neuquén. Altitude 805 m," 37°23' S, 70°16' W, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001320

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 emilianus

O. Thomas & St. Leger, 1926

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

emilianus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.10.11.54

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e46c6896-0844-4760-a3c8-25bbc1eafbc6

Authority page

637

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Woods (1993:784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
  6. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  7. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5804) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5804) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5804/22192803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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