Lami tuco-tuco

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Lami tuco-tuco
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Ctenomyidae
Genus: Ctenomys
Species:
C. lami
Binomial name
Ctenomys lami
Freitas, 2001

The Lami tuco-tuco (Ctenomys lami) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. [2] 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. [1] The species is threatened by urbanization and the conversion of its habitat to agricultural use. [1] Swamp drainage has led to a zone of hybridization with a neighboring population of C. minutus . [1]

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Haig's tuco-tuco, known regionally as the Patagonian tuco-tuco, is a 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 near burrow sites, especially in the early morning. Like most species in the genus Ctenomys, C. haigi are solitary, with one adult per burrow.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brazilian tuco-tuco</span> Species of rodent

The Brazilian tuco-tuco is a tuco-tuco species. 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tiny tuco-tuco</span> Species of rodent

The tiny tuco-tuco is a tuco-tuco species found in Brazil and Bolivia.

The Argentine tuco-tuco is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Argentina.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southern tuco-tuco</span> Species of rodent

The southern tuco-tuco is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Argentina.

Bonetto's tuco-tuco is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Argentina.

The reddish tuco-tuco 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 m. This tuco-tuco is fossorial, like others in its genus. Its diet consists of underground tubers and roots. Its karyotype has 2n = 52 and FN = 78.

The furtive tuco-tuco is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Argentina.

The Goya tuco-tuco is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Argentina.

The social tuco-tuco is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Argentina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tucuman tuco-tuco</span> Species of rodent

The Tucuman tuco-tuco is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Argentina.

The Rio Negro tuco-tuco 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 restricted to sand dunes, and is threatened by the conversion of this habitat to forestry plantations.

Budin's tuco-tuco 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 suspected to be threatened. The IUCN currently views it as a subspecies of C. frater. It was named after Emilio Budin, an Argentine specimen collector who worked with Oldfield Thomas.

The Puntilla tuco-tuco is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to central Argentina. The common name of the species comes from the municipality of La Puntilla at the type locality. It was first described by the British zoologist Oldfield Thomas in 1920 after being collected by Emilio Budin, an Argentine specimen collector who worked with Oldfield Thomas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">D'Orbigny's tuco-tuco</span> Species of rodent

D'Orbigny's tuco-tuco 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flamarion's tuco-tuco</span> Species of rodent

Flamarion's tuco-tuco or the tuco-tuco of the dunes is a rodent species of the family Ctenomyidae Its karyotype has 2n = 48 and FN = 50–78. It is endemic to the coastal dunes of Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil. The species is threatened by habitat loss due to dune removal and urbanization. It is named after Brazilian biologist Luiz Flamarion B. de Oliveira.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reig's tuco-tuco</span> Species of rodent

Reig's tuco-tuco 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 species is threatened by disruption of its habitat by fire and sheep grazing. It is named after Argentine biologist Osvaldo Reig (1929–1992).

Roig's tuco-tuco 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 degrading and shrinking this habitat, threatening the rodent's survival. The species is named after Argentine zoologist Virgilio G. Roig. Its karyotype has 2n = 48 and FN = 80.

The forest tuco-tuco was formerly considered a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Salta and southeast Jujuy Provinces in northwest Argentina. The IUCN currently recognizes it as a subspecies of C. frater.

The Vipos tuco-tuco is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to northern Tucumán Province in northern Argentina. The common name is a reference to the city of Vipos in the area.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bidau, C.J. (2018). "Ctenomys lami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T136567A22196245. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T136567A22196245.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. 1565. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.