| Argentine tuco-tuco | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. argentinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenomys argentinus Contreras & Berry, 1982 | |
The Argentine tuco-tuco (Ctenomys argentinus) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. [2] It is endemic to Argentina.
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