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Ctenomys Blainville, 1826
Taxonomic Serial No.: 584626

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
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	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2023

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammifères, mamífero, mammals
	Subclass	Theria Parker and Haswell, 1897
	Infraclass	Eutheria Gill, 1872
	Order	Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 – esquilo, preá, rato, roedor, rongeurs, rodents
	Suborder	Hystricomorpha Brandt, 1855
	Infraorder	Hystricognathi Brandt, 1855 – hystricognath rodents
	Family	Ctenomyidae Lesson, 1842 – tuco-tucos
	Genus	Ctenomys 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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