Ctenomys talarum

O. Thomas, 1898

Talas 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

Thomas, O. 1898-04-01. Descriptions of two new Argentine Rodents. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)1(4):283-286.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365496

Original name as described

Ctenomys talarum

Other common names

Las Talas Tuco-tuco · Pundt's Tuco-tuco · Small Tuco-tuco

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Las Talas, Ensenada, La Plata," Río de La Plata, Estancia Fortín Chacabuco, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 34°52' S, 57°53' W.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes pundti

Taxonomy notes citation

Carnovale, C. S., Mora, M. S., Merino, M. L., & Fernández, G. P. (2023). Phylogeography and demographic history of the subterranean rodents belonging to the Ctenomys talarum phylogenetic group (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae). Mammalian Biology, 103(6), 561-577.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001365

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 talarum antonii

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

antonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.12.1.29

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c6f0f99c-af1c-4178-a04a-445a7d5053d9

Authority page

242

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094667

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ctenomys talarum recessus

O. Thomas, 1912

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

recessus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.11.19.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2ba39b26-7888-409e-8750-fc3b488a0894

Authority page

241

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18638998

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Ctenomys talarum occidentalis

Justo, 1992

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMI 2880

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

35

Authority publication

Neotrópica

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ctenomys talarum

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

talarum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365496

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:252) (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. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5828) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5828) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5828/22195175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys mendocinus recessus

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

recessus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

253

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Ctenomys talarum talarum

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

talarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ctenomys Pundti

Nehring, 1900

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

pundti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

423

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31026878

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136370/22194037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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