Ctenomys osvaldoreigi

J. R. Contreras, 1995

Osvaldo Reig'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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Contreras, J.R. 1995. _Ctenomys osvaldoreigi_, una nueva especie de tucu-tuco procedente de las sierras de Cordoba, Republica Argentina (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae). Nótulas Faunísticas 84:1-4.

Authority publication link

http://www.fundacionazara.org.ar/Publicaciones/Notulas_1s/Notula_84.pdf

Original name as described

Ctenomys osvaldoreigi

Other common names

Reig's Tuco-tuco

Type material

CFA-MA-12170

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Estancia San Luis, Ruta Provincial 20, 10 kilómetros al oeste del Río Yuspe, en el extremo sudeste del Departamento Cruz del Eje, Provincia de Córdoba, 31°24' S, 64°48' W, aproximadamente a 2000 metros," Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001347

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 osvaldoreigi

J. R. Contreras, 1995

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

osvaldoreigi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CFA-MA-12170

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Nótulas Faunísticas

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136390/22195057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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