Ctenomys perrensi

O. Thomas, 1896

Perrens'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

Thomas, O. 1896-10-01. On new small mammals from the Neotropical region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)18(106):301-314.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211252

Original name as described

Ctenomys Perrensi

Other common names

Goya Tuco-tuco

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Goya, Corrientes," Departamento Goya, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001350

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 Perrensi

O. Thomas, 1896

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

perrensi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

311

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211252

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Lahille (1899:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  2. Yepes (1935:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5820/22194434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys perrensis

Cabrera, 1961

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

perrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

554

Authority publication

Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" e Institutio Nacional de Investigación de las Ciencias Naturales

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

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