Famatina tuco-tuco
Appearance
Famatina tuco-tuco | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Ctenomyidae |
Genus: | Ctenomys |
Species: | C. famosus
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Binomial name | |
Ctenomys famosus Thomas, 1920
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The Famatina tuco-tuco (Ctenomys famosus) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] It is endemic to northern Argentina. The common name of the species comes from the municipality, department and mountain range of the same name at the type locality.
References
[edit]- ^ Bidau, C.J. (2019). "Ctenomys famosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136588A22197042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136588A22197042.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1563. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.