Ctenomys chechehet
F. J. Mapelli, Esquenazi, Teta, Austrich, Kittlein, Pereyra, Tammone, & M. S. Mora, 2024
Chechehet's 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
Authority citation
Mapelli, F.J., Esquenazi, S.M., Teta, P., Austrich, A., Kittlein, M.J., Pereyra, D., Tammone, M.N. and Mora, M.S. 2024-12. Stuck between rivers: a new species of Ctenomys from northern Argentine Patagonia. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 31(38):1-15.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10914-024-09737-0Original name as described
Ctenomys chechehet
Type material
MACN-Ma 30925
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Argentina: Río Negro Province, Pichi Mahuida Department, near Camino Vecinal sin nombre, 30 km west by road from the junction with Ruta Nacional N°251; elevation 103 m above sea level (coordinates: -39.515833°, -64.783888; Fig. 1b, locality 9, with the exact name "Camino Vecinal")."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Argentina
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Mapelli, F.J., Esquenazi, S.M., Teta, P., Austrich, A., Kittlein, M.J., Pereyra, D., Tammone, M.N. and Mora, M.S. 2024-12. Stuck between rivers: a new species of Ctenomys from northern Argentine Patagonia. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 31(38):1-15.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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