Ctenomys fochi
O. Thomas, 1919
Foch'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. 1919-01-01. On some small mammals from Catamarca. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)3(13):115-118.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15688026Original name as described
Ctenomys fochi
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1918.11.11.68
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b87c044f-b432-403b-81b5-2c85a1abafdcType locality
"Chumbicha, Catamarca," Departamento Capayán, Catamarca Province, 28°52' S, 66°14' W, 415 m, Argentina.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Argentina
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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