D'Orbigny's tuco-tuco
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Ctenomys dorbignyi

D'Orbigny's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys dorbignyi ) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae, named after French naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny. It is found in northeast Argentina. Its karyotype has 2n = 70, FN = 84–88, which is cytogenetically indistinguishable from some populations of C. pearsoni ; the latter taxon may actually represent several species.

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D'Orbigny's tuco-tuco habitat map
D'Orbigny's tuco-tuco habitat map
D'Orbigny's tuco-tuco

References

1. D'Orbigny's tuco-tuco Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D'Orbigny's_tuco-tuco
2. D'Orbigny's tuco-tuco on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136234/22192383

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