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:165861Type 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
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