Ctenomys frater

O. Thomas, 1902

Forest 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. 1902-03-01. On mammals collected by Mr. Perry O. Simons in the southern part of the Bolivian plateau. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)9(51):222-230.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331511

Original name as described

Ctenomys frater

Other common names

Red Tuco-tuco · Reddish Tuco-tuco

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.2.113

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cd4a09d6-3043-4124-8737-a9fa27950bdb

Type locality

"Potosi," Bolivia, 19°35' S, 65°45' W, c.4300 m.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes C. budini and C. sylvanus

Taxonomy notes citation

Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F., & D'Elía, G. (2015). Mammals of south america, volume 2: Rodents (Vol. 2). University of Chicago Press.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001326

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 frater

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

frater

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.2.113

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cd4a09d6-3043-4124-8737-a9fa27950bdb

Authority page

228

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331511

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5805) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5805) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/115553730/123796865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys budini

O. Thomas, 1913

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

budini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.12.12.37

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2b66feaf-0106-4f9d-9c3b-61bc56c511cd

Authority page

141

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635702

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Ctenomys sylvanus

O. Thomas, 1919

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

sylvanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.7.25.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dd9c4ab4-21fb-4178-b4a5-d69ff22e2a1c

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15634148

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1920:193, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636962) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16393)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Ctenomys sylvanus utibilis

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

utibilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.1.7.114

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b6d2fdad-d229-4303-a196-7d06aa94fc5f

Authority page

193

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636962

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1920:193, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636962) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16393)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Ctenomys budini barbarus

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

barbarus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.1.1.54

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a80c02df-4333-4a8b-b79d-ebee9cbc242d

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626600

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Ctenomys sylvanus mordosus

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

mordosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.1.1.132

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1bf0380a-cf34-448f-b8cb-0e5574b6828a

Authority page

325

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Ctenomys budini budini

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

budini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Ctenomys budini sylvanus

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

sylvanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Ctenomys budini utibilis

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

utibilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Ctenomys frater frater

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

frater

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ctenomys frater mordosus

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

mordosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ctenomys sylvanus sylvanus

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

sylvanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Ctenomys frater barbarous

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

barbarous

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

515

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ctenomys frater budini

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

budini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

515

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ctenomys frater sylvanus

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

sylvanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

515

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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