Ctenomys peruanus

Sanborn & O. P. Pearson, 1947

Peruvian 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

Sanborn, C.C. and Pearson, O.P. 1947-12-31. The tuco-tucos of Peru (genus Ctenomys). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 60:135-137.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34498401

Original name as described

Ctenomys peruanus

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:52467

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=5e70781d-82c1-4eaf-9603-550536242149

Type locality

"Pisacoma, alt. 14,000 ft., Department of Puno, southern Peru."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001351

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 peruanus

Sanborn & O. P. Pearson, 1947

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

peruanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:52467

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=5e70781d-82c1-4eaf-9603-550536242149

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34498401

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

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)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5821) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5821) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5821/22194718) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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