Ctenomys fulvus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Infraorder: Hystricognathi
Infraordo: Caviomorpha
Familia: Ctenomyidae
Genus: Ctenomys
Species: Ctenomys fulvus

Name

Ctenomys fulvus Philippi, 1860

Vernacular names

References

* Ctenomys fulvus in Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder

The Tawny Tuco-tuco (Ctenomys fulvus) is a species of rodent in the Ctenomyidae family. It is found in Argentina and Chile.

References

1. ^ Bidau, C., Lessa, E. & Ojeda, R. (2008). Ctenomys fulvus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 January 2009.

* Woods, C. A. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2005. Hystricognathi. Pp 1538-1600 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.