Ctenomys rionegrensis

Langguth & Abella, 1970

Rio Negro 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

Langguth, A.R. and Abella, A. 1970. Las especies uruguayas del género Ctenomys (Rodentia – Octodontidae). Comunicaciones Zoológicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo 10(129):1-20.

Original name as described

Ctenomys minutus rionegrensis

Type material

MNHNU CM 1406

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Balneario Las Cañas, boca del Arroyo Las Cañas, 7 km al Sudoeste de Fray Bentos, Río Negro, Uruguay," c. 100 m, 33°06' S, 58°20' W.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Uruguay · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001356

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 minutus rionegrensis

Langguth & Abella, 1970

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

rionegrensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHNU CM 1406

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Comunicaciones Zoológicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo

Ctenomys rionegrensis

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

rionegrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136635/22193418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys minutus monesi

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

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

monesi

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)

Ctenomys alvaromonesi

J. R. Contreras, 1999

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

alvaromonesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Ciencia Siglo XXI

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