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.pdfOriginal 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
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