Ctenomys sociabilis

O. P. Pearson & Christie, 1985

Colonial 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

Pearson, O.P. and Christie, M.I. 1985. Los tuco-tucos (genero Ctenomys) de los Parques Nacionales Lanin y Nahuel Huapi, Argentina. Historia Natural 5(37):337-343.

Original name as described

Ctenomys sociabilis

Other common names

Social Tuco-tuco

Type material

MVZ:Mamm:165861

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861

Type locality

"Estancia Fortín Chacabuco, 1075 m, 3 km S y 2 km W Centro Puntudo, 71°11'40" W, 40°58'00" S."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001363

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 sociabilis

O. P. Pearson & Christie, 1985

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

sociabilis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:165861

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861

Authority page

338

Authority publication

Historia Natural

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5826/22195323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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