Ctenomys fulvus

R. A. Philippi, 1860

Long-tailed 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

Reise Wuste Atacama, p. 157.

Original name as described

Ctenomys fulvus

Other common names

Tawny Tuco-tuco

Type locality

"Reise durch die Wüste Atacama." Restricted by W. H. Osgood in 1943 to vicinity of Pingo-Pingo, 24°00' S and 69°00' W, Atacama Desert, Chile.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Chile

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001327

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.

atracamensis

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

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

atracamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1564

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005:1564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Ctenomys fulvus fulvus

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

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

fulvus

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 (2016:516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ctenomys fulvus robustus

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

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

robustus

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 (2016:516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ctenomys atacamensis

R. A. Philippi, 1860

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

atacamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

158, Zool. Table II, Fig. 1

Authority publication

Halle

Ctenomys fulvus

R. A. Philippi, 1860

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

157

Authority publication

Halle

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. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5806/22192983) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys chilensis

R. A. Philippi, 1896

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

chilensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029003

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

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

Ctenomys pallidus

R. A. Philippi, 1896

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029000

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

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

Ctenomys pernix

R. A. Philippi, 1896

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

pernix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029002

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

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

Ctenomys robustus

R. A. Philippi, 1896

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35028998

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

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