Ctenomys magellanicus

E. T. Bennett, 1836

Magellanic 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

Bennett, E.T. 1836-04-08. Specimens were exhibited of several rodent animals collected during his survey of the Straits of Magalhaens. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1835:189-191.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859952

Original name as described

Ctenomys Magellanicus

Type locality

"Port Gregory [= Bahía San Gregorio], near eastern end of north side of Straits of Magellan , Chile."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina · Chile

Taxonomy notes

includes C. colburni

Taxonomy notes citation

Teta, Pablo, Guillermo D'Elía, and Juan C. Opazo. "Integrative taxonomy of the southernmost tucu-tucus in the world: differentiation of the nominal forms associated with Ctenomys magellanicus Bennett, 1836 (Rodentia, Hystricomorpha, Ctenomyidae)." Mammalian Biology (2020): 1-15.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001339

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 colburni

J. A. Allen, 1903

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

colburni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:124515

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=b62affcb-2f54-467b-b1e7-1f34eebeb49b

Authority page

188

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5801) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5801) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5801/22192538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys magellanicus dicki

Osgood, 1943

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

dicki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:50734

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=6a81a466-cbba-4875-9810-27aacb83c8cd

Authority page

123

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778133

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ctenomys robustus

J. A. Allen, 1903

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

USNM:MAMM:84149

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/387a7ab22-e21e-41e8-91fb-b00896f73715

Authority page

185

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Ctenomys osgoodi

J. A. Allen, 1905

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

osgoodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

USNM:MAMM:84149

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/387a7ab22-e21e-41e8-91fb-b00896f73715

Authority page

191

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16055886

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Yepes (1935:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Ctenomys magellanicus fueginus

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

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

fueginus

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 (2016:526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ctenomys magellanicus magellanicus

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

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

magellanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ctenomys magellanicus osgoodi

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

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

osgoodi

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 (2016:526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ctenomys Magellanicus

E. T. Bennett, 1836

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

magellanicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

190

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859952

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Lahille (1899:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  3. Yepes (1935:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:583, 584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  7. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5812/22193726) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys fueginus

R. A. Philippi, 1880

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

fueginus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

276

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6324478

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Lahille (1899:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  2. Yepes (1935:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Ctenomys magellanicus fossilis

F. Ameghino, 1889

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

fossilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notintendedasascientific_name

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51769674

Authority publication

Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de la República Argentina

Ctenomys neglectus

Nehring, 1900

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

neglectus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

535

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31026990

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

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

Ctenomys magellanicus obscurus

Texera, 1975

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

163

Authority publication

Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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