Biology:Magellanic tuco-tuco

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Short description: Species of rodent

Magellanic tuco-tuco
Ctenomys magellanicus (Brehms).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Ctenomyidae
Genus: Ctenomys
Species:
C. magellanicus
Binomial name
Ctenomys magellanicus
Bennett, 1836
Subspecies

C. m. dicki Osgood, 1943
C. m. fueginus Philippi, 1880
C. m. magellanicus Bennett, 1836
C. m. osgoodi Allen, 1905

The Magellanic tuco-tuco (Ctenomys magellanicus) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] It is found in Argentina and Chile . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is also known as the cururo by the Ona culture of Tierra del Fuego.

References

  • Wilson, David. Indigenous South Americans of the Past and Present. Westview Press, 1999.

Wikidata ☰ Q1769457 entry