Genus
Ctenomys
65 species
The list of species of Ctenomys genus
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The list of species of Ctenomys genus
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The Magellanic tuco-tuco (Ctenomys magellanicus ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It is found in Argentina and Chile.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is also known as the cururo by the Ona...
Haig's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys haigi ), known regionally as the Patagonian tuco-tuco, is a South American hystricognath rodent. Like other tuco-tucos it is subterranean and thus not often observed, although the "tuc-tuc" call of the males can be heard...
The Brazilian tuco-tuco (Ctenomys brasiliensis ) is a tuco-tuco species from South America. It is found mainly in the state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil, though Charles Darwin mentions it during his trip through present-day Uruguay.
The Argentine tuco-tuco (Ctenomys argentinus ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Argentina.
The collared tuco-tuco (Ctenomys torquatus ) is a tuco-tuco species from South America. It is found in southern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina where it lives underground in a burrow it digs in savannah habitats. It is a relatively common...
The social tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sociabilis ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It is endemic to Argentina.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
The tiny tuco-tuco (Ctenomys minutus ) is a tuco-tuco species from South America. It is found in Brazil and Bolivia.
Flamarion's tuco-tuco or the tuco-tuco of the dunes (Ctenomys flamarioni ) is a South American rodent species of the family Ctenomyidae. Its karyotype has 2n = 48 and FN = 50–78. It is found in coastal dunes of Rio Grande do Sul state, southern...
The tawny tuco-tuco (Ctenomys fulvus ) is a species of burrowing rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is found in the desert regions of northern Chile and adjoining areas of Argentina.
The mottled tuco-tuco (Ctenomys latro ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It is endemic to Argentina.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
The Bolivian tuco-tuco (Ctenomys boliviensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
The Mendoza tuco-tuco (Ctenomys mendocinus ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.
The Maule tuco-tuco (Ctenomys maulinus ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It is found in Argentina and Chile where it occupies several different types of habitats. It is a common species and the IUCN has assessed its conservation...
Goodfellow's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys goodfellowi ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Bolivia, where it is found in the Chiquitano dry forest ecoregion, bordering on the cerrado. Its karyotype has 2n = 46 and FN = 68. The...
The Coyhaique tuco-tuco (Ctenomys coyhaiquensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to southern Chile. The name comes from the Chilean province and municipality of Coyhaique.
The Talas tuco-tuco (Ctenomys talarum ) is a species of tuco-tuco endemic to eastern Argentina.
The southern tuco-tuco (Ctenomys australis ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Argentina.
Foch's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys fochi ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to northwestern Argentina, where it is known from southwestern Catamarca Province. The species is named after World War I general Ferdinand Foch.
The highland tuco-tuco (Ctenomys opimus ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is found in high grassland in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru where it lives in burrows.
Conover's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys conoveri ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
Reig's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys osvaldoreigi ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to central Argentina, where it is known only from a grassland location in Cordoba Province at an elevation above 2000 m in the Sierras Grandes....
The Tucuman tuco-tuco (Ctenomys tucumanus ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It is endemic to Argentina.
Emily's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys emilianus ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It is endemic to Argentina.
Budin's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys budini ) was formerly considered a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to southeast Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. Given the extensive human presence in its limited range, it has been...
The San Luis tuco-tuco (Ctenomys pontifex ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It is endemic to Argentina.
Yolanda's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys yolandae ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. The species is endemic to Santa Fe Province, northeast Argentina, where it lives near the Paraná and San Javier rivers. Its karyotype has 2n = 50 and FN = 78....
The reddish tuco-tuco (Ctenomys frater ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. Five subspecies have been recognized, some formerly designated as separate species. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia at altitudes from 600 to 4,500. This...
The Catamarca tuco-tuco (Ctenomys knighti ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It is endemic to Argentina.
Roig's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys roigi ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to a small region near the Paraná River in Corrientes Province, northeastern Argentina, where lives on sand dunes, and near rivers. Development is...
Pearson's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys pearsoni ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Uruguay, where it is found at elevations below 200 m. This tuco-tuco constructs burrows with multiple openings (an average of 13) containing...
Lewis's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys lewisi ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It is endemic to Bolivia.
The Rio Negro tuco-tuco (Ctenomys rionegrensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is found in a small fragmented range in Entre Ríos Province in northeastern Argentina and in the Río Negro Department of western Uruguay. It is...
Pundt's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys pundti ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to the Pampas of southern Córdoba and San Luis Provinces in central Argentina. The species is named after Argentine landowner and collector Moritz...
The Peruvian tuco-tuco (Ctenomys peruanus ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Peru and Bolivia.
Colburn's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys colburni ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is known only from Argentina.
Berg's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys bergi ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae, named after the Latvian-Argentine biologist Frederico Guillermo Carlos Berg. It is endemic to northwestern Córdoba Province in central Argentina. Its habitat is...
The Chacoan tuco-tuco (Ctenomys dorsalis ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It lives in Bolivia and Paraguay.
The Lami tuco-tuco (Ctenomys lami ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to an area in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil, where it is found in the vicinity of sand dunes. The species is threatened by...
The Lago Blanco tuco-tuco (Ctenomys fodax ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is known only from the Lago Blanco area in southern Argentina. Its karyotype has 2n = 28 and FN = 42.
The Sierra Tontal tuco-tuco (Ctenomys tulduco ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is known only from a small locality in the Sierra del Tontal, San Juan Province, west central Argentina.
The Mendoza tuco-tuco (Ctenomys mendocinus ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.
The white-toothed tuco-tuco (Ctenomys leucodon ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.
