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Ctenomys  Blainville, 1826
Taxonomic Serial No.: 584626

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2023   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassMammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammifères, mamífero, mammals  
                         SubclassTheria Parker and Haswell, 1897  
                            InfraclassEutheria Gill, 1872  
                               OrderRodentia Bowdich, 1821 – esquilo, preá, rato, roedor, rongeurs, rodents  
                                  SuborderHystricomorpha Brandt, 1855  
                                     InfraorderHystricognathi Brandt, 1855 – hystricognath rodents  
                                        FamilyCtenomyidae Lesson, 1842 – tuco-tucos  
                                           GenusCtenomys Blainville, 1826  
    Direct Children:  
                                              Species Ctenomys andersoni Gardner, Salazar-Bravo and Cook, 2014 – Anderson's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys argentinus J. R. Contreras and Berry, 1982 – Argentine Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys australis Rusconi, 1934 – Southern Tuco-tuco, Dune Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys azarae Thomas, 1903 – Azara's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys bergi Thomas, 1902 – Berg's Tuco-tuco, Cordoba Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys bicolor Miranda-Ribeiro, 1914 – Bicolored Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys bidaui Teta and D'Elía, 2020  
                                              Species Ctenomys boliviensis Waterhouse, 1848 – Bolivian Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys bonettoi J. R. Contreras and Berry, 1982 – Bonetto's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys brasiliensis Blainville, 1826 – Brazilian Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys coludo Thomas, 1920 – Puntilla Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys conoveri Osgood, 1946 – Chacoan Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys contrerasi Teta and D'Elía, 2020  
                                              Species Ctenomys dorbignyi J. R. Contreras and A. N. C. Contreras, 1984 – D'Orbigny's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys dorsalis Thomas, 1900 – Black-backed Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys eileenae Teta, Jayat, Alvarado-Larios, Ojeda, Cuello and D'Elía, 2023 – Tuco-Tuco de Eileen, Eileen's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys emilianus Thomas and St. Leger, 1926 – Emilio's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys erikacuellarae Gardner, Salazar-Bravo and Cook, 2014 – Erika's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys famosus Thomas, 1920 – Famatina Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys flamarioni Travi, 1981 – Flamarion's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys fochi Thomas, 1919 – Foch's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys fodax Thomas, 1910 – Lago Blanco Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys frater Thomas, 1902 – Reddish Tuco-tuco, Forest Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys fulvus Philippi, 1860 – Tawny Tuco-tuco, Long-tailed Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys goodfellowi Thomas, 1921 – Goodfellow's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys haigi Thomas, 1917 – Haig's Tuco-tuco, Patagonian Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys ibicuiensis Freitas et al., 2012 – Ibicui Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys johannis Thomas, 1921 – San Juan Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys juris Thomas, 1920 – Jujuy Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys knighti Thomas, 1919 – Catamarca Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys lami Freitas, 2001 – Lami Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys latro Thomas, 1918 – Mottled Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys lessai Gardner, Salazar-Bravo and Cook, 2014 – Lessa's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys leucodon Waterhouse, 1848 – White-toothed Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys lewisi Thomas, 1926 – Lewis' Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys magellanicus Bennett, 1836 – Magellanic Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys mariafarelli Azurduy, 2005 – Maria Farell's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys maulinus Philippi, 1872 – Maule Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys mendocinus Philippi, 1869 – Mendoza Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys minutus Nehring, 1887 – Tiny Tuco-tuco, Minute Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys nattereri Wagner, 1848 – Natterer's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys occultus Thomas, 1920 – Furtive Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys opimus Wagner, 1848 – Highland Tuco-tuco, Andean Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys osvaldoreigi J. R. Contreras, 1995 – Reig's Tuco-tuco, Osvaldo Reig's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys paraguayensis J. R. Contreras, 2000 – Paraguayan Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys pearsoni Lessa and Langguth, 1983 – Pearson's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys perrensi Thomas, 1896 – Perrens's Tuco-tuco, Goya Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys peruanus Sanborn and Pearson, 1947 – Peruvian Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys pilarensis J. R. Contreras, 1993 – Pilar Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys plebiscitum Brook, Tomasco, Gonzálex and Martin, 2022 – Plebiscite Tuco-tuco, Tucu tucu del plebiscito 
                                              Species Ctenomys pontifex Thomas, 1918 – San Luis Tuco-tuco, Brown Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys porteousi Thomas, 1916 – Porteous's Tuco-tuco, Cinnamon Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys pundti Nehring, 1900 – Pundt's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys rionegrensis Langguth and Abella, 1970 – Rio Negro Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys roigi J. R. Contreras, 1988 – Roig's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys rondoni Miranda-Ribeiro, 1914 – Rondon's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys rosendopascuali J. R. Contreras, 1995 – Rosendo Pascual's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys saltarius Thomas, 1912 – Salta Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys scagliai J. R. Contreras, 1999 – Scaglia's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys sericeus J. A. Allen, 1903 – Silky Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys sociabilis Pearson and Christie, 1985 – Colonial Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys steinbachi Thomas, 1907 – Steinbach's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys talarum Thomas, 1898 – Los Talas Tuco-tuco, Talas Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys thalesi Teta and D'Elía, 2020  
                                              Species Ctenomys torquatus Lichtenstein, 1830 – Collared Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys tuconax Thomas, 1925 – Robust Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys tucumanus Thomas, 1900 – Tucumán Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys tulduco Thomas, 1921 – Sierra Tontal Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys verzi Teta, Jayat, Alvarado-Larios, Ojeda, Cuello and D'Elía, 2023 – Verzi's Tuco-tuco, Tuco-Tuco de Verzi 
                                              Species Ctenomys viperinus Thomas, 1926 – Vipos Tuco-tuco, Monte Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys yatesi Gardner, Salazar-Bravo and Cook, 2014 – Yates's Tuco-tuco 
                                              Species Ctenomys yolandae J. R. Contreras and Berry, 1984 – Santa Fe Tuco-tuco, Yolanda's Tuco-tuco 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Charles A. Woods  
  Notes: Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-2035   
  Reference for: Ctenomys    
       
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  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): McKenna, Malcolm C., and Susan K. Bell  
  Publication Date: 1997   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Classification of mammals above the species level   
  Page(s): 631   
  Publisher: Columbia University Press   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-231-11012-X   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ctenomys   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.  
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing   
  Page(s): xviii + 1207   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-217-9   
  Notes: Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing   
  Reference for: Ctenomys   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wilson, Don E., T. E. Lacher Jr., and R. A. Mittermeier, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2016   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 6: Lagomorphs and Rodents I   
  Page(s): 987   
  Publisher: Lynx Edicions   
  Publication Place: Barcelona, Spain   
  ISBN/ISSN: 978-84-941892-34   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ctenomys   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Woods, Charles A., and C. William Kilpatrick / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2005   
  Article/Chapter Title: Infraorder Hystricognathi Brandt, 1855   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2   
  Page(s): 1538-1600   
  Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press   
  Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-8018-8221-4   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ctenomys   
       

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