Ctenomys tulduco

O. Thomas, 1921

Sierra Tontal 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. 1921-07-29. On mammals from the Province of San Juan, western Argentina. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)8(44):214-221.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19332575

Original name as described

Ctenomys tulduco

Other common names

Tulduco

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1921.6.21.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/adf74481-a019-49e7-9942-12241698e8ae

Type locality

"Los Sombreros, Sierra Tontal, Alt. 2700 m," Departamento Calinagasta, San Juan Province, Argentina, 31°33' S, 69°11' W.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001370

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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 tulduco

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

tulduco

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.6.21.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/adf74481-a019-49e7-9942-12241698e8ae

Authority page

218

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19332575

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

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 (2016:533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136826/22197188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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