Ctenomys latro
O. Thomas, 1918
Mottled 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. 1918-01-01. Two new tuco-tucos from Argentina. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)1(1):38-40.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641471Original name as described
Ctenomys latro
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1902.1.5.13
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/915c292d-1060-4fd6-85de-c22d88749b65Type locality
"Tapia, about 20 miles north of Tucuman City. Alt. 600 m," Tucumán Province (26° 36' S and 65° 18' W), Argentina.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Argentina
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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