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Forest tuco-tuco

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The forest tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sylvanus) was formerly considered a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] It is endemic to Salta and southeast Jujuy Provinces in northwest Argentina.[1] The IUCN currently recognizes it as a subspecies of C. frater.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Bidau, C.; Lessa, E.; Ojeda, R. (2008). "Ctenomys sylvanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2009.old-form url
  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. 1569. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ Vivar, E. (2018) [errata version of 2017 assessment]. "Ctenomys frater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T115553730A123796865. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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Forest tuco-tuco: Brief Summary

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The forest tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sylvanus) 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.

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