Ctenomys mendocinus

R. A. Philippi, 1869

Mendoza 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

Philippi, R.A. 1869. Ueber einige Thiere von Mendoza. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 35:38-51.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7058381

Original name as described

Ctenomys mendocina

Other common names

Guanacache Tuco-tuco · Strong Tuco-tuco · Guaymallén Tuco-tuco · Guaymallen Tuco-tuco

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Mendoza," Province of Mendoza, 32°53' S, 68°49' W, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes azarae, porteousi, and validus

Taxonomy notes citation

D'Elía, G., Teta, P., & Lessa, E. P. (2021). A short overview of the systematics of Ctenomys: species limits and phylogenetic relationships. Tuco-Tucos: An Evolutionary Approach to the Diversity of a Neotropical Subterranean Rodent, 17. · Teta, P., Jayat, J. P., Alvarado-Larios, R., Ojeda, A. A., Cuello, P., & D’Elía, G. (2023). An appraisal of the species richness of the Ctenomys mendocinus species group (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae), with the description of two new species from the Andean slopes of west-central Argentina. Vertebrate Zoology, 73, 451-474.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001342

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 mendocina

R. A. Philippi, 1869

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

mendocinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7058381

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Philippi (1869:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7058381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68510)
  2. Matschie (1898:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68995)

Ctenomys mendocinus

R. A. Philippi, 1872

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

mendocinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

444

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31071497

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Philippi (1872:444, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31071497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68514)
  2. Yepes (1935:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Woods (1993:785) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
  7. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  8. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5814/115080043) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys Azarae

O. Thomas, 1903

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

azarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

228

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19367775

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1910:243, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10053)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:582) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Woods (1993:784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
  6. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  7. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5797/22192079) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys porteousi

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

porteousi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

304

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129879

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:584, 585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Woods (1993:786) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
  6. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  7. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5823) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5823) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5823/22194905) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys mendocinus mendocinus

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

mendocinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

253

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

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

Ctenomys porteousi porteousi

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

porteousi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Ctenomys eremofilus

J. R. Contreras & Roig, 1975

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

eremofilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

19

Authority publication

conference

Ctenomys paramilloensis

Roig, J. R. Contreras, & S. Suzarte, 1975

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

paramilloensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority publication

Corrientes

Ctenomys validus

J. R. Contreras, Roig, & C. M. Suzarte, 1977

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

validus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMI 820

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

160

Authority publication

Physis

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Woods (1993:787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
  4. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5832/22195532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys eremicus

J. R. Contreras, 1979

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

eremicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

45

Authority publication

Cuaderno Técnico

Ctenomys eremophilus

J. R. Contreras, 1981

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

eremophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

22

Authority publication

Serie Científica

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