Ctenomys pearsoni

E. P. Lessa & Langguth, 1983

Pearson'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

Lessa, E.P. and Langguth, A.R. 1983. _Ctenomys pearsoni_, n. sp. (Rodentia, Octodontidae), del Uruguay. Resúmenes y Comuniaciones de las Jornadas de Ciencias Naturales 3:86-88.

Original name as described

Ctenomys pearsoni

Type material

ZVC 604

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Arroyo Limetas, 25 km SE de Carmelo, Dep. Colonia, Uruguay."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Uruguay

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001349

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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 pearsoni

E. P. Lessa & Langguth, 1983

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

pearsoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZVC 604

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

86

Authority publication

Resúmenes y Comuniaciones de las Jornadas de Ciencias Naturales

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5819) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5819) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5819/22194513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys minutus beltzeri

J. R. Contreras & A. N. C. de Contreras, 1984

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

beltzeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

76

Authority publication

Buenos Aires

Name usages

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

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