Ctenomys sericeus

J. A. Allen, 1903

Silky 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

Allen, J.A. 1903-05-09. Descriptions of new rodents from southern Patagonia, with a note on the genus Euneomys Coues, and an addendum to article IV, on Siberian mammals. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 19(5):185-196.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/709

Original name as described

Ctenomys sericeus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:84189

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38a9a9b2a-6c67-4fdc-b775-90ac07ff6712

Type locality

"Cordilleras, upper Rio Chico de Santa Cruz, Patagonia." Restricted by U. F. J. Pardiñas in 2013 to "confluencia de los ríos Belgrano y Chico (~48°26' S, 71°20' W), departamento Río Chico, Santa Cruz, Argentina."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina · Chile

Taxonomy notes

includes coyhaiquensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Teta P, D'Elía G. 2020. Uncovering the species diversity of subterranean rodents at the end of the World: three new species of Patagonian tuco-tucos (Rodentia, Hystricomorpha, Ctenomys) PeerJ 8:e9259 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9259

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001362

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 coyhaiquensis

Kelt & Gallardo, 1994

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

coyhaiquensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:134279

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=6ea8bc3a-bf15-426c-851e-ffbdef86bdf0

Authority page

344

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136295/22196080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys sericeus

J. A. Allen, 1903

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

sericeus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:84189

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38a9a9b2a-6c67-4fdc-b775-90ac07ff6712

Authority page

187

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001362) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5825/22195256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys seriseus

Rusconi, 1928

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

seriseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

243

Authority publication

Anales de la Sociedad Argentina por los Estudios Geográficos

Ctenomys coyahiquensis

D'Elía, Teta, & E. P. Lessa, 2021

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

coyahiquensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

19

Authority publication

Cham

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