Ctenomys nattereri

J. A. Wagner, 1848

Natterer's 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

Authority citation

Wagner, J.A. 1848. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arten von Ctenomys. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 14(1):72-78.

Original name as described

Ctenomys Nattereri

Other common names

Mato Grosso Tuco-tuco

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Caissora," in the State of Mato Grosso, 16°00'S and 57°45'W, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

split from C. boliviensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F., & D'Elía, G. (2015). Mammals of south america, volume 2: Rodents (Vol. 2). University of Chicago Press.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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