Ctenomys juris

O. Thomas, 1920

Jujuy 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. 1920-02-01. A further collection of mammals from Jujuy. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)5(26):188-196.

Original name as described

Ctenomys juris

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1920.1.7.116

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"El Chaguardal, between San Pedro and Villa Carolina. Alt. 500 m," 24°16' S, 64°48' W, Jujuy Province, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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