Ctenomys lami

de Freitas, 2001

Lami 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

Freitas, T.R.O. de. 2001-04-01. Tuco-tucos (Rodentia, Octodontidae) in southern Brazil: _Ctenomys lami_ spec. nov. separated from _C. minutus_ Nehring 1887. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 36(1):1-8.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1076/snfe.36.1.1.8882

Original name as described

Ctenomys lami

Type material

UFRGS (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Beco dos Cegos, Lami Beach in the Guaiba river, near Porto Alegre, at 30°14' S, 51°07' W," Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001334

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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 lami

de Freitas, 2001

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

lami

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UFRGS (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136567/22196245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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