Coyhaique tuco-tuco

Coyhaique tuco-tuco
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Ctenomyidae
Genus:	Ctenomys
Species:	C. coyhaiquensis
Binomial name
Ctenomys coyhaiquensis Kelt & Gallardo, 1994

The Coyhaique tuco-tuco (Ctenomys coyhaiquensis) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. ^[2] It is endemic to southern Chile. The name comes from the Chilean province and municipality of Coyhaique.

References

1. Ojeda, R. (2019). "Ctenomys coyhaiquensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T136295A22196080. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136295A22196080.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. 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. 1562. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.