Ctenomys fodax
O. Thomas, 1910
Lago Blanco 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. 1910-03-01. A collection of mammals from eastern Buenos Ayres, with descriptions of related new mammals from other localities. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)5(27):239-247.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094668Original name as described
Ctenomys fodax
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1903.7.9.66
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6cf324a4-90c6-4e34-80e7-5ceedddf417bType locality
"Valle del Lago Blanco, Cordillera region of Southern Chubut, Patagonia (about 46° S., 71° W.)." Restricted by U. F. J. Pardiñas and colleagues in 2007 to "Estancia Valle Huemules, Departamento Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina (46°57' S, 71°31' W, 575 m)."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Argentina
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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