Coyhaique tuco-tuco
| Coyhaique tuco-tuco | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. coyhaiquensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenomys coyhaiquensis Kelt & Gallardo, 1994 | |
The Coyhaique tuco-tuco (Ctenomys coyhaiquensis) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] It is endemic to southern Chile. The name comes from the Chilean province and municipality of Coyhaique.
References
- ↑ Bidau, C.; Lessa, E. & Ojeda, R. (2008). "Ctenomys coyhaiquensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- ↑ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1562. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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